Alabama
The 200-mile (320 km) long Bartram Canoe Trail system of canoe and kayak trails in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta is one of the longest in the United States. It is operated by the Alabama Department of Conservation and offers canoeists and kayakers 13 different routes to choose from, including three routes with floating campsites. Named for William Bartram, it represents a small section of Bartram's travels by boat on the Mobile, Tensaw and Tombigbee Rivers in the summer of 1775.
The William Bartram Arboretum is located within Fort Toulouse Park, near Wetumpka, Alabama and is named in honor of the 18th century naturalist, who visited the area in 1776.
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