Beaver in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Herb Gardening

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 3, 2021

1. Herb Gardening Marker

Inscription. Herb gardening is an ancient art that embraces our history and culture, and gives us a window on life in a frontier settlement. This herb garden is a memorial to Wandalea Smith, a dedicated herbalist whose own garden contained many of the more than thirty culinary and medicinal herbs seen here, all of which would likely have been found in western Pennsylvania two hundred years ago.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry.

Location. 40° 41.786′ N, 80° 17.76′ W. Marker is in Beaver, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is on East End Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beaver PA 15009, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

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and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Beaver Log Home (here, next to this marker); "Salpattica" (a few steps from this marker); Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR Freight House (within shouting distance of this marker); Event Lawn Belvedere (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station (about 600 feet away); A Walk Through Beaver County History (about 600 feet away); History Of Beaver Station & Vicinity (about 600 feet away); Beaver County Firsts (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beaver.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 3, 2021

2. Herb Gardening Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 192 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.