Stockton in Baldwin County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Bartram’s Trail

Photographed by TRCP Alliance, June 22, 2013

1. Bartram’s Trail Marker

Inscription. William Bartram, America’s first native born artist - naturalist, passed through Baldwin County during the Revolutionary era, making the first scientific notations of its flora, fauna and inhabitants. As the appointed botanist of Britain’s King George III, he traveled 2,400 miles in three journeys into the southern colonies in 1775-1776, collecting rare plants and specimens and making detailed drawings of plants and animals.

Erected by Baldwin County Commission and Alabama Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission, the The Spirit of ’76, America’s Bicentennial Celebration, and the William Bartram Trails series lists.

Location. 30° 59.853′ N, 87° 51.368′ W. Marker is in Stockton, Alabama, in Baldwin County. It is on Alabama Route 59 at milepost 56, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stockton AL 36579, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast

and in Mobile Bay.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

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: The Mound Line (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stockton Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Historic Stockton / Old Schoolyard Park (approx. one mile away); Major Robert Farmar Plantation (approx. 1.2 miles away); Public Education in Baldwin County / Little Red Schoolhouse Historic Site (approx. 1.9 miles away); Baldwin County Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Baldwin County Korean War Monument (approx. 2 miles away); First Creek War (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stockton.

Photographed by TRCP Alliance, June 22, 2013

2. Bartram’s Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2013, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,028 times since then and 53 times this year. Last updated on March 23, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 29, 2013, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.