Topeka in Shawnee County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Mission Kitchen Garden

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 31, 2011

1. Mission Kitchen Garden Marker

Inscription.
In the 1850s most Americans were farmers. They relied heavily on kitchen gardens to feed their families. These plots contained herbs and vegetables used for food, medicine, and dying cloth. Yarrow was used to treat colds and oregano to season meals. This garden plot is created in the style of German four-square gardens popular during the time the Potawatomi Mission was in operation.

Erected by Kansas Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 39° 3.382′ N, 95° 46.473′ W. Marker is in Topeka, Kansas, in Shawnee County. Marker and garden are on the grounds of the Kansas Museum of History. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6425 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka KS 66615, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Potawatomie Baptist Manual Labor Training School (a few steps from this marker); Sioux Quartzite Boulder (within shouting distance of this marker); Trails across Kansas (within shouting distance of this marker); Gettysburg Address (approx. 2.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3

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miles away); Martin Luther (approx. 2½ miles away); The Munn Pioneer Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); V. F. W. Lawn (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Topeka.

Also see . . .
1. Potawatomi Baptist Mission. (Submitted on October 23, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Four-Square Gardens. (Submitted on October 23, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Mission Kitchen Garden and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 31, 2011

2. Mission Kitchen Garden and Marker

Mission Kitchen Garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 31, 2011

3. Mission Kitchen Garden

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 431 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 23, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.