The National Mall in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bald Cypress

[Native American Agriculture]

— [U.S. Department of Agriculture] —

Bald Cypress Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 21, 2011

1. Bald Cypress Marker

Inscription.
This tree commemorates the many contributions Native Americans have made to American agriculture, plants domesticated and harvested by Native Americans in the New World still make up a significant proportion of all vegetables produced worldwide.

November 18, 1988
Richard E. Lyng
Secretary of Agriculture

Erected 1988 by U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Horticulture & Forestry • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1906.

Location. 38° 53.312′ N, 77° 1.707′ W. Marker is in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in The National Mall. It is on Jefferson Drive Southwest east of 14th Street Southwest (U.S. 1). Marker and tree are near the farmer's market at the northeast corner of the Jamie Lloyd Whitten Building, Headquarters of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1400 Independence Avenue Southwest, Washington DC 20024, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington

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Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: USDA Holocaust Memorial Tree (here, next to this marker); Welcome to the People's Garden (a few steps from this marker); Federal Grain Inspection Service (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Bradford Pear Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); USDA Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Steven Thomas Stefani IV (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Knapp Memorial Arch (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southwest Washington.

Other markers no longer nearby. Stewardship of Natural Resources (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Virginia Peanuts (was a few steps from this marker but has been

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 21, 2011

2. Bald Cypress Marker

permanently removed); Growing in the Garden (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Growing in the Garden (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Sunflowers (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Taxodium distichum: The Bald Cypress. (Submitted on September 13, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

Additional keywords. Pre-Columbian culture; Jamie Lloyd Whitten Federal Building; Wampanoag; American Indians.

Bald Cypress Marker - visible between the tall, Bald Cypress tree and the signpost, lower right image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 21, 2011

3. Bald Cypress Marker - visible between the tall, Bald Cypress tree and the signpost, lower right

Wampanoag Three Sisters Garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, September 17, 2011

4. Wampanoag Three Sisters Garden

The Roots of American Agriculture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, September 17, 2011

5. The Roots of American Agriculture

The Wampanoag Three Sisters Garden with signage visible in the garden bed, lower right image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, September 17, 2011

6. The Wampanoag Three Sisters Garden with signage visible in the garden bed, lower right

- garden located on Independence Avenue, around the block from the "Bald Cypress — [Native American Agriculture]" marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,138 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on September 30, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 12, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 24, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.