John Bartram (1699-1777)

John Bartram (1699-1777) is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Philadelphia County, dedicated 1955.

Harley Ave. at Lindbergh Blvd., West Philadelphia

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Famed natural scientist. Had the first botanic garden in the U.S. for receiving plants of America and exotics. He was American botanist to king of England and member of several royal societies. House and garden are 1/4 mile east.

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1902 · Philadelphia and vicinity, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware / Henry Gannett, chief… (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
1943 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1949 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1967 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1979 · Important farmlands, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (Penn State University Libraries)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1949, covering the location of John Bartram (1699-1777), with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1949, covering this location. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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