Historical Marker

William Bartram Trail

Macon · Bibb County

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The Story

This trail honors naturalist William Bartram, who explored the Southeast in the 1770s and described the Creek country and ancient Ocmulgee mounds. His 1791 book Travels became a landmark of American nature writing.

About this site

William Bartram Trail is a historical marker in Macon, Bibb County. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Bibb County, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.8425, -83.6026 near Macon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Battles of Dunlap Farm (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ocmulgee National Monument, The Dunlap House, and The Battle of Dunlap Hill-Stoneman's Raid.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.8425, -83.6026 · Macon, Bibb County

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