Alabama, Baldwin County, Stockton
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, collection rare plants and specimens and making detailed drawings of plants and animals. Erected by Baldwin County Commission And Alabama Bicentennial Commission
(Colonial Era • Horticulture & Forestry • Notable Persons) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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, collection rare plants and specimens and making detailed drawings of plants and animals. Erected by Baldwin County Commission And Alabama Bicentennial Commission
(Colonial Era • Horticulture & Forestry • Notable Persons) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.