Fairmount Park in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Domestic Duck Breeds

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 25, 2022

1. Domestic Duck Breeds Marker

Inscription. Domestic ducks are all descended from the mallard. Bird experts think that ducks were first domesticated in China about 4,000 years ago.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals • Anthropology & Archaeology.

Location. 39° 58.344′ N, 75° 11.851′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Fairmount Park. It can be reached from North 34th Street (U.S. 13) south of West Girard Street (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3400 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia PA 19104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Pigeon Brainpower (within shouting distance of this marker); Galapagos tortoise (within shouting distance of this marker); Diversity Makes All the Difference (within shouting distance of this marker); Domestic Sheep Breeds (within shouting distance of this marker); Arapawa goat / Alpaca (within shouting distance of this marker); Domestic Goat Breeds (within shouting distance of this marker); 2017 Green Award Winner (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ossabaw Island hog (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 25, 2022

2. Domestic Duck Breeds Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 264 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 26, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.