William Bartrum Marker, Micanopy Fla
N 29° 30.250 W 082° 16.774
17R E 375974 N 3264527
Not a Bartrum Trail Marker but dedicated to William Bartrum
Waymark Code: WM4QBH
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2008
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The great quaker naturalist of Philadelphia made a long journey through the southeastern states in the 1770's collecting botanical specimens. In May, 1774, he visited the Seminole Chief, Cowkeeper, at the Indian village of Cuscowilla located near this spot. His book, "TRAVELS...", provided the earliest reliable account of North Florida landscape, flora, fauna and Indian life and his vivid images of local scenes inspired Coleridge, Wordsworth and Emerson.
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