Booker T. Washington State Park

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Booker T. Washington State Park is named in honor of the famous leader, Booker Taliaferro Washington. Born into slavery and freed by the age of nine, Washington fought throughout his life to earn a higher education. Washington’s dedication earned him a scholarship to Hampton Normal Agriculture Institute for Freedman in Hampton, Va. He is best known for being the former president of the Tuskegee Institute, a black organization for higher education. Washington strongly believed that agriculture and vocational education were key to advancing a newly freed race to a better life and not the pursuit of civil rights.

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Booker T. Washington State Park

Park Office / Visitor Center

5801 Champion Road
Chattanooga, TN 37416
423-894-4955


Park GPS Coordinates

35.1104, -85.1713