Bartram's Trail - Tuskegee National Forest, Alabama
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Bartram's Trail Marker in the Tuskegee National Forest, Alabama
Waymark Code: WMETVB
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 07/07/2012
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The Bartram's Trail marker is located in the Tuskegee National Forest in Alabama. It is a short distance from the Ranger Station on National Forest Road 949.
According to the William Bartram article in the Encyclopedia of Alabama (see link below), Bartram and his father had been botanists for the British crown since 1765, when they explored the newly acquired Florida territory. The work done in 1775-1778, which passed through this place, was done under a royal appointment from King George III.
The text on the marker reads:
William Bartram, America's first native born artist - naturalist, passed through Macon County during the Revolutionary era, making the first scientific notations of its flora, fauna and inhabitants. As the appointed botanist of Britain's King George III, he traveled 2,400 miles in three journeys into the southern colonies in 1775-1778, collecting rare plants and specimens and making detailed drawings of plants and animals. Erected by Macon County Commission and Alabama Bicentennial Commission.
Type of Historic Marker: Roadside Plaque
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: Macon County Commission and Alabama Bicentennial Commission
Age/Event Date: 01/01/1976
Related Website: [Web Link]
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