10-54 French Botanical Garden
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carolina1
N 32° 54.035 W 080° 01.779
17S E 590749 N 3640683
On Aviation Road
Waymark Code: WM3PNF
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2008
Views: 20
French Botanical Garden (10-54) Andre Michaux (1746-1802),
botanist to Louis XVI of France, lived here 1786-96. He
established a botanicaal garden 300 yards north in order to
export native American trees and plants to France. Michaux
was the first to import the camellia, crape myrtle, mimosa,
parasol tree, and sweet olive to North America and the
ginkgo and tea plants to this area. His son closed the
garden in 1803.
Marker Name: French Botanical Garden
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker number: 10-54
County: Charleston
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