Oak Hills Place in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
William Bartram Trail
Traced 1773-1777
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 21, 2017
1. William Bartram Trail Marker
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. It 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.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically,
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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. 1½ miles away); a different marker also named William Bartram Trail (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.
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 611 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 21, 2017.
