George Washington Carver Traditional Cache
M4ISU: Time to go, I appreciate those that shared their stories about ISU, placed the cache back where you found it or logged a DNF if you didn't
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Series of gravel road caches placed to honor and recognize Iowa State University. This one is a camoed pill bottle. If you find any other container, please let me know, it is not the cache. Please do not take caches with you as you go through the trail, these are not all the same container or D/T. Please let me know of wet logs or other maintenance issues so I can make sure every one has a good caching experience.
George Washington Carver (January 1864[1][2] – January 5, 1943), was an American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor. The exact day and year of his birth are unknown; he is believed to have been born into slavery in Missouri in January 1864.[1] Carver's reputation is based on his research into and promotion of alternative crops to cotton, such as peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes, which also aided nutrition for farm families. He wanted poor farmers to grow alternative crops both as a source of their own food and as a source of other products to improve their quality of life. In 1890, Carver started studying art and piano at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. His art teacher, Etta Budd, recognized Carver's talent for painting flowers and plants; she encouraged him to study botany at Iowa State Agricultural College in Ames. When he began in 1891, he was the first black student, and later taught as the first black faculty member. When he completed his B.S., professors Joseph Budd and Louis Pammel convinced Carver to continue at Iowa State for his master's degree. Carver did research at the Iowa Experiment Station under Pammel during the next two years. His work at the experiment station in plant pathology and mycology first gained him national recognition and respect as a botanist.
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