Wetumpka in Elmore County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Bartram's Trail
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 26, 2013
1. Bartram's Trail Marker
William Bartram, Americas first native born artist-naturalist, passed through Elmore County during the Revolutionary era, making the first scientific notations of its flora, fauna and inhabitants. In 1776 the appointed botanist of Britains King George III described the area at Fort Toulouse as “one of the most eligible situations for a city in the world; a level plain between the conflux of two majestic rivers "
Erected by Elmore County Commission and Alabama Bicentennial Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the The Spirit of 76, Americas Bicentennial Celebration, and the William Bartram Trails series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.
Location. 32° 30.756′ N, 86° 12.91′ W. Marker is in Wetumpka, Alabama, in Elmore County. It is on West Fort Toulouse Road 0.1 miles west of U.S. 231, on the right when traveling west. This Bartram's Trail marker is near the right shoulder of West Fort Toulouse Road at entrance to the
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Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region. It is also 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Williams Lowndes Yancey (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wetumpka Impact Crater (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ronnie Lovejoy Sr. (1950-2001) (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Wetumpka Impact Crater (approx. 1.6 miles away); Crommelin Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Elmore County World War I Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Wetumpka Historical Marker (approx. 1.8 miles away); Elmore County Korean War Memorial
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 26, 2013
2. Bartram's Trail Marker
Near entrance to Wetumpka U.S. Post Office
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 26, 2013
3. Bartram's Trail Marker
Looking west toward Fort Toulouse & Fort Jackson National Historic Landmark
Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2013, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,456 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 17, 2013, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
