Woodbury in Washington County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

What's Under Your Feet?

Photographed by McGhiever, September 9, 2024

1. What's Under Your Feet? Marker

Inscription.

The last glacier receded 10,000 years ago. In its wake, it left large boulders and other glacial debris. You are standing on a drumlin left behind by the last glacier. Drumlins are hills of sediment made by retreating glaciers.

Sinkholes and underground streams are 10-200 feet below ground. You can find them throughout Woodbury, including in this park. This type of terrain is called karst.

Glaciers moved rocks 10,000 years ago. Farmers cleared rocks from their land 175 years ago.

Erected 2023 by Woodbury Heritage Society and the City of Woodbury.

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

Location. 44° 55.587′ N, 92° 52.455′ W. Marker is in Woodbury, Minnesota, in Washington County. It can be reached from Valley Creek Road, on the right when traveling west. The marker is in Valley Creek Park, at about the 10 o'clock position on the Heritage Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11500 Valley Creek Road, Saint Paul MN 55129, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Farming Roots (within shouting distance of this marker); Farmland to Forest (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Neighbors Helping Neighbors (about 700 feet away); Helping Hands (approx. ¼ mile away); The Miller Barn (approx. 0.3 miles away); The St. Croix River Valley / Welcome to Minnesota (approx. 3.2 miles away); Bolles Flour Mill (approx. 4.7 miles away); In the Summer of 1910 (approx. 6.6 miles away in Wisconsin). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodbury.

Also see . . . Find out more about the ground under your feet. (QR code on marker) (Submitted on September 12, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.)

What's Under Your Feet? Marker on the Heritage Trail in Valley Creek Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, September 9, 2024

2. What's Under Your Feet? Marker on the Heritage Trail in Valley Creek Park

Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 12, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.