Scientist and inventor Dr. George Washington Carver, the child of a Mississippi slave, believed peanuts, sweet potatoes, and science could free Southern farmers from poverty. Cotton had exhausted ...

The first patent issued for an invention by an American inventor was in 1790 for an improvement to potash production, and it ...

At the 2024 Peanut Butter Festival in Brundidge the last Saturday in October , the Tupper Lightfoot Memorial Library in ...

In 1947, leaders changed its name to the George Washington Carver Branch Library, in honor of the famed scientist and inventor. In 1979, a more modern New Carver Branch Library was opened at ...

You’ll find something new about something old in Johnson County. An improvement project has been completed for the History Plaza on the southwest corner of the public square between Johnson ...

In the northwest corner of the square, a sign recognizes noted American scientist and inventor George Washington Carver, who, in 1879, attended a small school near the Johnson County Square.

Discover the untold stories of Black scientists and innovators in 'Black Lives: Great Minds of Science,' a graphic novel for middle grade readers.

In 1947, leaders changed its name to the George Washington Carver Branch Library, in honor of the famed scientist and ...