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Booker T. Washington National Monument
Support Your Park
 
The VIP Patch Graphic. 
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The Volunteer Patch

Volunteer Opportunities

Visitor Center Desk: Provide visitors with information on the life and times of Booker T. Washington, park programs, educational programs, and special events.

Trail Maintenance: Help maintain the Plantation and Jack-O-Lantern Branch Heritage Trails: groom trail surfaces, remove brush and downed trees, control erosion along stream banks.



Building and Grounds Maintenance: Custodial, mowing, brush clearing, pruning, and fencing.

Living History Farm: Assist a Park Ranger with planting and tending the gardens, or feeding and care of farm animals.

For information or applications:

E-mail the VIP Coordinator.

Mail:
  VIP Coordinator
  Booker T. Washington National Monument
  12130 Booker T. Washington Highway
  Hardy, Virginia 24101

Telephone:  (540) 721-2094


Portrait of Samuel Slater.  

Did You Know?
Samuel Slater, known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution," was born in Belper, England in 1768. He arrived in America in 1789 and helped to establish the Slater Mill in 1790.
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Last Updated: August 11, 2006 at 16:12 EST