Over the years---see Scholarship Winners


FBTWNM Board meets the SECOND Tuesday of each month at 5:00 PM at the Park or via Zoom. All invited to participate.
Email friendsofbowa@gmail.com for the ZOOM link or to see if we are meeting face to face at the Park.

Sign up with Kroger Grocery Store to  allow points to FBTWNM please.

The Franklin County Public Library has unveiled a new permanent book collection about the life and times of Booker T. Washington, the pioneering educator and orator who hailed from Franklin County. The collection contains more than 385 books donated by the Booker T. Washington National Monument in Hardy.  In addition Dr. Washington's communication and letters from 1865-1916 are available online at this location free of charge. The collection is housed at the Franklin County Public Library, 355 Franklin St., Rocky Mount, VA 24151.

The BTWNM Visitor Center has new hours.


It is closed Mondays and Tuesdays, but it is open 10 am-4 pm Wednesday through Sunday.


The park grounds and hiking trails are open Monday through Sunday 9 am-5 pm