
William Bartram Trail-Traced 1773-1777-Canaveral National Seashore, Florida
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Markerman62
N 28° 40.507 W 080° 38.916
17R E 534332 N 3172042
A Bartram marker in Canaveral National Seashore at Eddy Creek where he discovered the Zebra Butterfly.
Waymark Code: WMFYZY
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/20/2012
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William Bartram exploring here in the 1760s collected many new plants and discovered the tropical Zebra Butterfly: Heliconius Charitonius.
ERECTED BY
Mrs. Allan D. Cruickshank, Member of Cocoa-Rockledge Garden Club
IN COOPERATION WITH
Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc., Florida
Department of Transportation & U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service Canaveral National Seashore
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