William Bartram Trail - Mosquito Lagoon
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overrover
N 28° 41.860 W 080° 39.847
17R E 532809 N 3174536
Located at Canaveral National Seashore (southern portion) near beach crossover #11.
Waymark Code: WM1G7H
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2007
Views: 99
This William Bartram Trail marker is placed along the west side of the beach access road at Playalinda Beach at Canaveral National Seashore.
The marker is embossed with the following description:
Deep South Region, William Bartam Trail, traced 1773-1777.
William Bartram, while residing in Florida in 1776-77, explored Mosquito Lagoon by canoe seeing 11 bears in one day and many deer.
Erected by Cocoa-Rockledge Garden Club in cooperation with Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc., Florida Dept of Transportation, and U.S. Dept. of Interior, National Park Service Canaveral National Seasore.
The Mosquito Lagoon makes the backdrop for this marker. This is a fee area (National Park).
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