Andre Michaux - 1A133 - Johnson City, TN - Tennessee Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

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

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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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