Dr Willis Stanley Blatchley
N 28° 01.176 W 082° 47.381
17R E 324049 N 3100664
Plaque dedicated to Dr Blatchley who lived nearby.
Waymark Code: WM6ATC
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 05/04/2009
Views: 21
Dedicated to the memory of Dr Willis Stanley Blatchley
1859-1940
Distinguished Naturalist from Indiana, who from his home across the highway devoted twenty-seven winters, between 1913 and 1940, to highly skillful exploration of the world of nature around Dunedin and elsewhere in southern Florida, and writing some of his fascinating nature study books and parts of his classic volumes on orders of insects.
erected by The Dunedin Historical Society 1976
Marker Number: none
Date: 1976
County: Pinellas
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Dunedin Historical Society
Website: Not listed
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