George Washington Carver: A Friend to Farmers…
George Washington Carver (1860s-1943) was born in a town called Diamond, Missouri, but he became famous as a professor at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. It was there that he taught his students better ways to farm.
An important part of farming is figuring out which crops to plant each year. To make plants grow better, it helps to “rotate” crops by planting different ones every year or two. But, in the southern United States, people planted cotton year after year. Since they weren’t rotating their crops, they harvested less and less each year. So, George Washington Carver taught Southerner farmers to plant other crops, such as peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes. And it worked!
As a tribute to Professor Carver, there’s a monument and a park in Diamond, Missouri that celebrate the man who taught farmers how to improve their crops and their lives!
Don’t Give Up!
We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough.
Helen Keller
Get a good idea and work at it until it’s done and done right.
Walt Disney
Be like a postage stamp: stick to one thing till you get there.
Josh Billings
About Missouri
It’s a Fact: The capital of Missouri is Jefferson City.
It’s a Fact: The biggest cities in Missouri are St. Louis and Kansas City.
It’s a Fact: The abbreviation for Missouri is MO.
It’s a Fact: The Missouri River, which begins out west in the Rocky Mountains, flows all the way to Missouri and empties into the Mississippi River.
It’s a Fact: Harry S. Truman is the only United States President from the state of Missouri.
About Missouri
It’s a Fact: The Missouri River, which runs all the way from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi River, is the longest river in North America.
It’s a Fact: The Mississippi River, which runs along the eastern border of Missouri, is the biggest river in North America. Although the Mississippi River isn’t as long as the Missouri River, the Mississippi carries much more water.
It’s a Fact: Mark Twain, a famous American author, was born in a town called Florida, Missouri. He spent most of his childhood in Hannibal, Missouri.
It’s a Fact: Harry S. Truman is the only United States President from the state of Missouri.
It’s a Fact: In Trouble on the TV Train, the mystery begins in St. Louis, but it doesn’t end there. They take their train all the way to New York, finding trouble at almost every stop.
Just for fun,
Is the capital of Missouri St. Louis or Jefferson City?
Is the Gateway Arch in Kansas City or St. Louis?
Which river is longer: the Missouri or the Mississippi?
Who's the only United States President from Missouri?
Here's a Riddle for You:
Why can the Mississippi River see so well?
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