Near Wilson in Brevard County, Florida — 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 Tim Fillmon, December 19, 2012

1. William Bartram Trail Marker

Inscription. William Bartram exploring here in the 1760s collected many new plants and discovered the tropical Zebra Butterfly: Heliconius Charitonius.

Erected by Mrs. Allan D. Cruickshank, Member of Cocoa-Rockledge Garden Club In Cooperation with Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc., Florida Department of Transportation & U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service Canaveral National Seashore.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Environment • Exploration • Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the William Bartram Trails series list.

Location. 28° 40.507′ N, 80° 38.916′ W. Marker is near Wilson, Florida, in Brevard County. It can be reached from Playalinda Road 2.2 miles north of A. Max Brewer Memorial Parkway. Marker is in the Eddy Creek parking area to the west of Playalinda Road. 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

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Technology and Nature (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named William Bartram Trail (approx. 1.8 miles away); Welcome To The Moon Tree Garden (approx. 5 miles away); Apollo 16 (approx. 5 miles away); Apollo 15 (approx. 5 miles away); Apollo 14 (approx. 5 miles away); Apollo 17 (approx. 5 miles away); Apollo 13 (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilson.

Photographed by Diane Murphy, March 2024

2. William Bartram Trail Marker

Photographed by Diane Murphy, March 2024

3. William Bartram Trail Marker

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 465 times since then and 21 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.