Near Leesburg in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Royal Palm Turkey

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 8, 2022

1. Royal Palm Turkey Marker

Inscription.
Scientific Name: Meleagris gallopavo
Size: Females weigh 10-12 lbs, Males weigh 16-22 lbs
Diet: Omnivore
Life span: 12 yrs
Conservation Status: Listed as a threatened heritage breed on the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
Interesting fact: The Royal Palm is a breed of domestic turkey which originated in the UK. Rather than raised for meat production, it is best known as an ornamental breed, with contrasting bands of white and black.

Erected by Leesburg Animal Park.

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

Location. 39° 5.06′ N, 77° 35.518′ W. Marker is near Leesburg, Virginia, in Loudoun County. It is on James Monroe Highway (Route 15) 0.2 miles east of Emerald Park Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19270 James Monroe Hwy, Leesburg VA 20175, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in

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the Upper South,

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Saving the Declaration of Independence / The War of 1812 (approx. ¼ mile away); Rokeby (approx. 0.8 miles away); Olde Izaak Walton Park (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Great Falls Line (approx. 2 miles away); Electric Trains on the W&OD (approx. 2.1 miles away); Leesburg Passenger Station (approx. 2.4 miles away); The W&OD Railway and Jim Crow Laws (approx. 2.4 miles away); Raflo Park (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leesburg.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 8, 2022

2. Royal Palm Turkey Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,766 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 9, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.