Oakwood Township near Bruce in Brookings County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Milkweed

Station 7

— Tetonkaha Trail —

October 15, 2023

1. Station 7 Marker

Inscription. Here at the southeastern tip of Scout Island, exposure to wind and waves has washed soil away from the roots of trees and shrubs. The eroded soil settles to the bottom of the lake, eventually filling it in. The same thing that happens when dirt from nearby fields blows or washes into a lake. Over time, prairie lakes will become filled in with silt and return to a prairie grass stage. The natural succession from lake to pond, pond to marsh and marsh to prairie is greatly affected by man's land use practices.

Milkweed

In the meadow to the north you may recognize the smooth stems and leaves of common milkweed. Clusters of pinkish flowers develop into bird-shaped seedpods packed with downy seeds. Indians ate the young seedpods. The whitish milk that oozes from a broken stem or leaf has been used for chewing gum, a cure for warts and treatment for ringworm. (Marker Number 7.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Science & Medicine.

Location. 44° 26.893′ N, 96° 59.552′ W. Marker is near Bruce, South Dakota, in Brookings County. It is in Oakwood Township. It can be reached from Oakwood Drive 1.7 miles north of 204th Street. Located in Oakwood

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State Park (fee area), along the Tetonkaha Trail on Scout Island. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20247 Oakwood Dr, Bruce SD 57220, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East River.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ash, Ponderosa Pine (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bur Oak (about 600 feet away); Dogwood, Jewelweed (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gooseberries, Stinging Nettles (approx. 0.2 miles away); Significant Site (approx. ¼ mile away); Cottonwood (approx. ¼ mile away); Buckthorn, Catnip (approx. ¼ mile away); Oakwood Lakes Burial Mounds (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bruce.

October 15, 2023

2. Station 7 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2023. This page has been viewed 197 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2023.