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Swamp Milkweed • Wihsakán (wee-sah-quam)

 
 
Swamp Milkweed • Wihsakán (wee-sah-quam) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 3, 2020
1. Swamp Milkweed • Wihsakán (wee-sah-quam) Marker
Inscription. Distinguished by its scarlet hourglass-shaped flowers and white sap, the swamp milkweed is a beautiful wetlands plant. The Menominee harvested the plant "heads" when in full bloom and added them to soup, or stored them for winter use. The Sac and Fox used swamp milkweed root in a strengthening bath, and the plant fibers for making twine, fishnets, and straps.
 
Erected by Smithsonian Institution.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EnvironmentHorticulture & ForestryNative Americans.
 
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 38° 53.29′ N, 77° 0.951′ W. Marker was in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It was in The National Mall. Marker could be reached from Maryland Avenue Southwest west of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 339 Maryland Avenue Southwest, Washington DC 20024, United States of America.

We have been informed that this sign or monument is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
 
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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Cardinal Direction Marker: East (within shouting distance of this marker); National Native American Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Cardinal Direction Marker: South (within shouting distance of this marker); Traditional Croplands (within shouting distance of this marker); George Rivera (within shouting distance of this marker); Nora Naranjo-Morse (within shouting distance of this marker); Cardinal Direction Marker: North (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Nora Naranjo-Morse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southwest Washington.
 
Swamp Milkweed • Wihsakán (wee-sah-quam) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 3, 2020
2. Swamp Milkweed • Wihsakán (wee-sah-quam) Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 249 times since then and 2 times this year. Last updated on February 16, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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