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Talbotton in Talbot County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

William Bartram Trail

Traced 1773-1777

— Deep South Region —

 
 
William Bartram Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Seibert, circa 1991
1. William Bartram Trail Marker
Inscription. On March 21, 1970 H. Grady Bell and friends founded the "Bartram Trail Society of Georgia" at Zion Episcopal Church.
 
Erected by Redbud District of the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. in cooperation with Zion Episcopal Church & the City of Talbotton, Ga.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & ForestryReligion & Religious StructuresRoads & VehiclesScience & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the William Bartram Trails series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1838.
 
Location. 32° 40.494′ N, 84° 32.391′ W. Marker is in Talbotton, Georgia, in Talbot County. It is at the intersection of Georgia Route 41 and Clark Street (Route 90), on the right when traveling north on Georgia Route 41. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Talbotton GA 31827, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Zion Episcopal Church (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Zion Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Talbotton United Methodist Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Elizabeth Evelyn Wright (about 600 feet away); First Session Supreme Court of Georgia
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(about 800 feet away); Talbot County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Straus Home Site (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Straus Home Site (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Talbotton.
 
William Bartram Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Brown, November 7, 2009
2. William Bartram Trail Marker
Zion Episcopal Church, where the Bartram Trail Society was organized. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010
3. Zion Episcopal Church, where the Bartram Trail Society was organized.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,892 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on September 16, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. Photos:   1. submitted on September 15, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.   2. submitted on November 30, 2009, by Brian Brown of Fitzgerald, Georgia.   3. submitted on February 5, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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