Tuskegee, Alabama: Grave of George Washington Carver
The man who invented hundreds of uses for the humble peanut is buried in a grave sometimes augmented with offerings of jarred peanut butter.
- Address:
- Booker T Washington Blvd, Tuskegee, AL
- Directions:
- From W. Montgomery Rd turn onto the campus of Tuskegee University. Pass through the entrance gate and drive straight back. After you pass the four-floor brick building on the right, the small cemetery will be on the left, in among some trees.
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Carver is buried at Tuskegee University Campus Cemetery. The inscription on his headstone reads: "He could have added fortune to fame, but caring for neither, he found happiness and honor in being helpful to the world."
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George Washington Carver's grave offerings from fans include jars of peanut butter, because peanut butter would not exist without Carver's scientific discoveries.