Historic Bartrams Garden: The official website of Historic Bartrams Garden in Philadelphia.
The Bartram's Florida : This site is being developed by the University of Florida Libraries and features historical documents, essays, and maps relative to the travels of John and William Bartram in Florida.
American Philosophical Society: The American Philosophical Society was founded by John Bartram and Benjamin Franklin in 1743.
Crows and Jackdaws : This reprint of Anecdotes of an American Crow demonstrates William Bartrams exceptional talent for writing.
North Carolina Bartram Trail Society The official site of the North Carolina Bartram Trail Society. This site includes information about the trail, how to join the society and how to order their excellent maps.
NCNaturals William Bartram Profile: William Bartram: Spiritual Naturalist. This biography of William Bartram concentrates on his travels in Western North Carolina. It contains two maps of his route, one showing modern towns and one shows Cherokee towns.
Twinleaf : A description of Twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla) and a short biography of William Bartram.
Bartram - Florida : Information about William Bartram and his importance in American natural history from Joe Worthom's web site.
Pennsylvania Environmental Heritage : The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission site contains biographies of John and William Bartram and other noted environmentalists.
William Bartram : A short biography and bibliography of William Bartram at the University of Virginia.
A Northward Winding Chain of Lakes: This article from the Tallahassee Democrat tells of William Bartrams explorations on the St. Johns River.
Appalachian Explorers : Early exploration of the Southern Appalachians with an emphasis on William Bartrams travels and discoveries.
Bartram Trail - GeorgiaTrails: Information about the Rabun Bald section of the Bartram Trail in the Chattahoochee National Forest.
Bartram Trail-Tuskegee National Forest: Information about William Bartram in central Alabama and a guide to the Bartram Trail in Tuskegee National forest.
Bartram Trail, Rabun County Travel Guide: Information on trail conditions and sites along the Bartram Trail in the Chattahoochee National Forest.
The Bartram Trail: Information for the Bartram Trail in the Tuskegee National Forest, Macon County, Alabama.
Bartram Trail, North Carolina and Georgia: The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages has an excellent profile of the Bartram National Recreation Hiking Trail that begins at Rabun Bald in Georgia and ends eighty miles later at Cheoha Bald in North Carolina.
Bartrams writing gives a glimpse into Past: This article from the Augusta Chronicle contains a brief account of William Bartrams life and his travels in the Southeast. However, it erroneously states that he joined the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Beautiful Oconee River : William Bartram's travels with the survey party that marked the boundary of the New Purchase took him to the Oconee River at Athens, Georgia.
Biking the Bartram Trail: Auburn University's guide to bicycling the Bartram Trail in Tuskegee National Forest.
William Bartram and the Bartram Trail , North Georgia hiking : Discussion of William Bartrams exploration of North Georgia and information about the Bartram Trail in the Chattahoochee National Forest.
William Bartram and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings on the St. Johns River, from Going Places, the AAA magazine.
Alabama in History: Links to Alabama history websites including numerous online texts including Pickett's History of Alabama and Creek historical documents.
Among the Creeks: An excellent site devoted to the history and geneology of the Creeks. It contains the texts of many historical documents.
Fort Toulouse: Guide to the history of Fort Toulouse and information about Fort Toulouse State Historic Site from the University of Alabama.
Fort Toulouse-Jackson Park: Another guide to the history of fort Toulouse and Fort Jackson from Wetumpka residents.
Fort Toulouse/Jackson: Website for Fort Toulouse/Fort Jackson State Historic Site.
Southeast Archaeological Center: Information about Southeastern archeological sites including the upper Savannah River, Fort Matanzas, Timucuan Preserve, Yuchi Town, Ocmulgee National Monument, Cumberland Island, Fort Frederica, the Mississipppi River Delta, and other places along the Bartram Trail.
The Search for the Sunken Spanish Fort Picolata: Information about archaeological research at the site of fort Picolata and the history of the fort visited by the Bartrams.
Transportation Archeology: Links to historical trail and roads including the Bartram Trail through the Southern states.
The Long Warrior : This excellent site is devoted to the Seminole Wars, 17921859, and contains a quote from William Bartram.
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
The Medical Botany of John Bartram: This extensive article on the medical aspects of John Bartrams botanical explorations and includes an extensive list of plants.
Cooperative Feeding: A Misinterpreted and Under-Reported Behavior of Crocodilians. The Florida Museum of Natural History explores this peculiar behavior of crocodilians and William Bartram's position as the first authority on the American alligator.
American Journeys Digital Collection. This extensive web site contains online texts of historical documents of exploration, including the Travels. It was created by the Wisconsin Historical Society and National History Day. Funded by the U.S. Institute of Museum & Library Services and by private donors.
Travels, William Bartram. The entire 1791 James & Johnson edition of the Travels is available on the internet as part of the Documenting the American South project of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
History of Alabama. James Albert Pickett, 1751.
Lower Creek Towns of the Creek Confederacy, Benjamin Hawkins, 1799.
Bartram Among the Creeks, Part III, Chapter VIII of William Bartram's Travels.
Pickett's History of Alabama. James Albert Pickett published History of Alabama in 1851 and it remains today one of the best histories of Alabama, Mississippi, and the Louisiana colony. The entire book is abailable online chapter XX is titled "Journey of Bartram Through Alabama."
Georgia Information Page: Links to Georgia history and maps.
Florida Federation of Garden Clubs
Florida Museum of Natural History
Discoverers Web: This comprehensive web site contains information about the world's explorers from the earliest times.
Lamboll House: History and information about the Thomas Lamboll House where William Bartram was a guest while visiting Charleston.
John Muir and William Bartram (John Muir Education Project, Sierra Club California): A short article that explores the possible connection between William Bartram and John Muir.
Fothergill: A very brief biography of Dr. John Fothergill
A Romantic Natural History : This site is devoted to the relationship of natural history and literary writing in the era preceding Charles Darwin. It discusses William Bartrams influence on the Romantic poets of the eighteenth century.
Rare Map Collection: The Hargrett Library at the University of Georgia has placed a number of rare historical maps on their web site. They include maps of Georgia and the Southeast from the earliest colonial times.
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