Andre Michaux - 1A133 - Johnson City, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
N 36° 17.735 W 082° 19.918
17S E 380399 N 4017556
Andre Michaux, the French royal botanist, came into this area to study the wildflowers.
Waymark Code: WM5RC2
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 02/06/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Titansfan
Views: 17

Northeast Tennessee is blessed with abundant diversity of plant life, so understandable that this field botanist would be excited to study the area.

Sign text:
Andre Michaux (1746-1803)
In May 1795 and March 1796, Michaux stayed at the home of Col. John Tipton. During the visit, he made notes about the spring wildflowers he found blooming in abundance. On March 21, 1796, he remarked that the mountains were covered in several places with bloodroot, spring beauty, and trout lily.

Marker Name: Andre Michaux

Marker Location: Roadside

Type of Marker: Person

Marker Number: 1A133

Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission


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