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Brandywine Park in Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra

 
 
Black Walnut Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 9, 2024
1. Black Walnut Marker
Inscription. Black walnut nutmeats are used in candies, bread, and ice cream. The wood has been highly prized for furniture, gunstocks, and cabinets since Colonial times.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraHorticulture & ForestryIndustry & CommerceNatural Resources.
 
Location. 39° 45.016′ N, 75° 32.734′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Brandywine Park. It is on South Park Drive west of North King Street (Business U.S. 13), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1401 N Market St, Wilmington DE 19801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jonathan P. Whitcomb Memorial Music Circle (within shouting distance of this marker); H. Fletcher Brown: The Man and the Vocational School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Soldiers' Park (about 300 feet away); James H. Sills, Jr. (about 400 feet away); Mayor James H. Sills, Jr. Bridge (about 400 feet away); Forgotten Heroes (about 500 feet away); Looking Back… (about 600 feet away); Lower Dam and North Short Millrace (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.
 
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Black Walnut Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 9, 2024
2. Black Walnut Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 9, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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