"The 104-mile-long Bartram National Recreation Trail loosely follows the route that eighteenth-century naturalist William Bartram travelled in the spring of 1775 as he explored the South Carolina, Georgia, and western North Carolina mountains. Along his way, provided significant historical accounts and descriptions of the towns and customs of the Middle Town Cherokees and documented the local flora and fauna, along with descriptions of the landscape, in his 1791 publication, Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, etc. Two hundred years later, a consortium of states convened to commemorate the bicentennial of his travels, resulting in a network of historical markers, interpretive walks and trails, and a commitment to keep William Bartram alive in the public consciousness"--