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. Marker ID: AHC Location: on Alabama Route 59 at milepost 56, Stockton, AL County: Baldwin Coordinates: N 30° 59.853 W 087° 51.368 30.99755 -87.85613333