Near Rockville in Clarke County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Bartram's Trail

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 25, 2017

1. Bartram's Trail Marker

Inscription. William Bartram, America’s first native born artist-naturalist, passed through Clarke 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 1775-1776, collecting rare plants and specimens and making detailed drawings of plants and animals.

Erected by Clarke County Commission and Alabama Bicentennial Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Arts, Letters, Music • Colonial Era • Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the The Spirit of ’76, America’s Bicentennial Celebration, and the William Bartram Trails series lists.

Location. 31° 22.963′ N, 87° 50.998′ W. Marker is near Rockville, Alabama, in Clarke County. It is at the intersection of Rockville Road (County Road 15) and Stimpson Sanctuary Road, on the right when traveling south on Rockville Road. Located at the entrance to the Fred T. Stimpson Wildlife

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Sanctuary. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1415 Stimpson Sanctuary Road, Jackson AL 36545, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hal's Kingdom (approx. 2.2 miles away); Mt. Nebo Death Masks (approx. 2.7 miles away); Gravesite of Major Jeremiah Austill (approx. 2.9 miles away); Central Salt Works (approx. 4.2 miles away); Prestwick Post Office / Prestwick High School (approx. 8.9 miles away); “The Red Eagle” William Weatherford / Sehoy Tate Weatherford Princess (approx. 9 miles away); The Clarke County War Memorial (approx. 9.1 miles away); City of Jackson (approx. 9.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map

William Bartram (April 20, 1739 – July 22, 1823) image. Click for full size.

Public Domain (PD-US)

2. William Bartram (April 20, 1739 – July 22, 1823)

of all markers in Rockville.

Also see . . . The Encyclopedia of Alabama article on William Bartram. (Submitted on February 25, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Bartram's Trail Marker looking southerly on Rockville Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 25, 2017

3. Bartram's Trail Marker looking southerly on Rockville Road.

The view north from the marker on Clarke County Road 15. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 25, 2017

4. The view north from the marker on Clarke County Road 15.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 15, 2026

5. Bartram's Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 985 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 25, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 5. submitted on July 19, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia.