Wessington Springs in Jerauld County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Plants Used For Food & Medicine

November 24, 2024

1. Plants Used For Food & Medicine Marker

Inscription. Native Americans utilized the many plants along the Old Grade for food and medicine. Early white inhabitants also took advantage of the many fruits and plants that grow here including gooseberries, chokecherries, plums, wild grapes, wild strawberries, buffalo berries, and sumac. Chokecherry shrubs and an old green ash tree over 125 years old are near the sign. It must have germinated before Levi Hain, the first settler who came to Wessington Springs.

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

Location. 44° 4.509′ N, 98° 34.659′ W. Marker is in Wessington Springs, South Dakota, in Jerauld County. It can be reached from State Highway 34 0.3 miles west of Dakota Avenue South, on the right when traveling west. Located along the Old Grade Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wessington Springs SD 57382, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East River

and specifically in the James River Valley.

It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor,

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: Grassland Versus Forest (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Stone Bridge (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic Nobles Trail (about 500 feet away); Barbed Wire (about 500 feet away); Robert S. Vessey

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(about 700 feet away); Governor Vessey - Father of Mother's Day (about 700 feet away); Wessington Springs Roadside Park (about 700 feet away); Bur Oak Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wessington Springs.

November 24, 2024

2. Plants Used For Food & Medicine Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2024. This page has been viewed 92 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2024.