Whites Landing in Sandusky County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Walnut Trees
(Juglans sps.)
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 28, 2024
1. Walnut Trees Marker
Walnut trees are very important food sources for wildlife and humans, as they produce huge Quantities of tasty edible nuts. They are also valued for their fine lumber. Walnuts are easily recognized by their very large, alternate compound leaves, chambered pith, and rough bark. chemical produced by walnut trees (juglone) keeps many other plants from growing near them.
The black walnut is in great demand for its rich dark-brown heartwood used for cabinets, veneers, and gunstocks. The bark is used in tanning leather, and a yellow-brown dye can be made from the nut husks. Early colonists used these husks to dye hair and make stain. The globe-shaped nuts have a very strong, distinctive taste. The leaves and nut husks have a citrus scent. The butternut, or white walnut, has lighter wood used for instrument cases and interior finishes. Native Americans boiled the oblong-shaped sweet nuts to collect the oil and make a type of butter. The sap was boiled down to make syrup. The English walnut is the type available in grocery stores, and was brought here from the Old World. It has smoother, light- colored bark and mild-tasting nuts.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Horticulture & Forestry • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce.
Location.
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Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, 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: Blue Heron Reserve (approx. Ό mile away); Donald Thompson Wetland (approx. half a mile away); The Underground Railroad / Escaping Slavery In North Central Ohio (approx. 2.6 miles away); Old French War - Pontiac's Conspiracy - Revolutionary War / French Expedition, 1754 (approx. 5.7 miles away); Fort Sites / De Lery Portage / French Expedition 1754 (approx. 5.7 miles away); LaPrairie or St. Philomena Cemetery (approx. 5.9 miles away); McPherson Birthplace (approx. 6.3 miles away); American Revolutionay War Tree (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Whites Landing.
Additional commentary.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 28, 2024
2. Walnut Tree
Because this interpretive sign includes information on historical usage, it serves as a historical marker.
— Submitted December 31, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 28, 2024
3. Overgrown boardwalk to the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 9, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
