of Congress in July 1943. The National Park Service maintains of the original farm. In 2004 the remaining 30 acres of the original Moses Carver Farm were donated to the George Washington Carver Birthplace District Association by Mrs. Evelyn Taylor and her late husband W.J. "Bud" Taylor. The Association later donated the land to the National Park Service, making the 240-acre Moses Carver Farm property complete. References George Washington Carver National Monument: "National Park Service: George Washington Carver National Monument, Missouri" George Washington Carver, Scientist and Symbol, by Linda O. McMurry; Oxford University Press, 1982. 367 pgs. American Chemical Society National Historic Chemical Landmarks "George Washington Carver: Chemist, Teacher, Symbol" retrieved March 25, 2013. 1812 births 1910 deaths People from Newton County, Missouri American slave owners German emigrants to the United States