Historical Marker

William Bartram Trail

Savannah · Chatham County

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The Story

In 1773 naturalist William Bartram set out from Savannah on the Southern travels that produced his celebrated 1791 Travels, a vivid early record of the region's plants, wildlife, and Creek and Cherokee peoples.

About this site

William Bartram Trail is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0824, -81.0929 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Settlement of Savannah (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include SS Savannah and SS John Randolph, Ships That Carried the Name Savannah, and Joel Chandler Harris in Savannah.

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

📍 32.0824, -81.0929 · Savannah, Chatham County

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