Marker text: State Garden Clubs - National Council - Deep South Region - William Bartram Trail - Traced 1773-1777 - In 1765 John and William Bartram, naturalists, began an extended trail from Savannah through Georgia and left a legacy of impressions. Erected by The Oleander District of the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc, in cooperation with The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. The City of Savannah, Georgia