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Oak Hills Place in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

William Bartram Trail

Traced 1773-1777

 
 
William Bartram Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, July 21, 2017
1. William Bartram Trail Marker
Inscription.
In 1775, Bartram saw near this
site, "a grand forest; the
trees of the first order in
magnitude and beauty"

 
Erected by Friends of Hilltop Arboretum and The Bartram Trail Conference.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the William Bartram Trails series list.
 
Location. 30° 21.371′ N, 91° 5.708′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Oak Hills Place. Marker can be reached from Highland Road (Louisiana Route 42) west of Oak Hills Parkway, on the right when traveling west. At the LSU Hilltop Arboretum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11855 Highland Road, Baton Rouge LA 70810, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Swamp Age (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bluebonnet Swamp (approx. 1.1 miles away); BREC's Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center (approx. 1.1 miles away); Upland Hardwoods (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bayou Fountain (approx. 1.2 miles away); Dutch Highlands (approx. 1˝ miles away); a different marker also named William Bartram Trail
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(approx. 3.7 miles away); Bayou Paul Colored School (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.
 
More about this marker. Located inside the Louisiana State University Hilltop Arboretum. Open dawn to dusk, daily.
 
William Bartram Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, July 21, 2017
2. William Bartram Trail Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 348 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 21, 2017.

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