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William Bartram Arboretum is a 30-acre botanical site near Wetumpka, Alabama, within Fort Toulouse-Jackson Park at the meeting of the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers. Named for naturalist William Bartram, who visited the area in 1776 to study plants and animals, it opened on June 5, 1977, through a partnership between The Garden Club of Alabama and the Alabama Historical Commission and is operated by the commission. Boardwalks and paths lead from the visitor center through wildflower fields, bogs, and forest to Fort Toulouse and an overlook above the Tallapoosa River, with identified shrubs and flowers reinforcing the site’s botanical purpose. It is open year-round from sunrise to sunset.
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