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Near Wilson in Brevard County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

William Bartram Trail

Traced 1773 - 1777

— Deep South Region —

 
 
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Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 19, 2012
1. William Bartram Trail Marker
Inscription. William Bartram, while residing in Florida in 1776-77, explored Mosquito Lagoon by canoe seeing 11 bears in one day and many deer.
 
Erected by Cocoa-Rockledge Garden Club in cooperation with Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc., Florida Department of Transportation & U.S. Dept. of Interior, National Park Service Canaveral National Seashore.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraEnvironmentExplorationHorticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the William Bartram Trails series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.
 
Location. 28° 41.86′ N, 80° 39.845′ W. Marker is near Wilson, Florida, in Brevard County. It can be reached from Playalinda Road 4 miles north of A. Max Brewer Memorial Parkway, on the left when traveling north. Marker is near the #11 Beach Crossover on Playalinda Beach in Canaveral National Seashore. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Titusville FL 32796, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s Space Coast. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named William Bartram Trail (approx. 1.8 miles away); Technology and Nature (approx. 3.2 miles away); Douglas Dummett - Dummett Grove (approx.
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4.1 miles away); Haulover Canal (approx. 6.1 miles away); Welcome To The Moon Tree Garden (approx. 6.4 miles away); Apollo 14 (approx. 6.4 miles away); Apollo 15 (approx. 6.4 miles away); Apollo 16 (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilson.
 
Additional keywords. Canaveral National Seashore
 
William Bartram Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Diane Murphy, March 2024
2. William Bartram Trail Marker
William Bartram Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Diane Murphy, March 2024
3. William Bartram Trail Marker
William Bartram Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Diane Murphy, March 2024
4. William Bartram Trail Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 605 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on January 13, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.   2, 3, 4. submitted on March 9, 2024, by Diane Murphy of Saint Cloud, Florida.
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Jun. 19, 2026