Upland Hardwood Forest

Upland Hardwood Forest (HM22Y9)

Location: Washington, DC 20565
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 53.314', W 77° 1.006'

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You are standing next to an upland hardwood forest—a group of shrubs and more than 30 species of trees—that reflects the dense forests of the Blue Ridge Mountains and other local sites.

The Forests' Bounty
The Nanticoke and other communities relied upon forest plants for food and medicine. Now the most widely used drug in the world, aspirin was created from the inner bark of the willow tree—a painkiller often used by Native peoples, who boiled or powdered the bark.

Native peoples discovered medicinal plants in many ways, including the observation of animals. By recognizing how bears interacted with certain plants, for example, Native peoples learned to treat human illnesses.
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HM NumberHM22Y9
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Placed ByNational Museum of the American Indian
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Date Added Friday, November 17th, 2017 at 7:01am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 325083 N 4306343
Decimal Degrees38.88856667, -77.01676667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 53.314', W 77° 1.006'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 53' 18.84" N, 77° 1' 0.36" W
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Area Code(s)202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Jefferson Dr SW, Washington DC 20565, US
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