Greenwood County · Marker 24-07
John Perkins Barratt May 11, 1795-September 29, 1859
Callison Hwy. (S.C. Hwy. 67), 1.1 mi. S of U.S. Hwy. 25, S of Greenwood
Front inscription
Physician, naturalist, versatile intellect, agricultural leader. President of Abbeville District Medical Society, 1835. Friend of Agassiz, Audubon and other major scientists; by his own advanced thinking, he outlined a theory of serial evolution and foretold airplanes and lunar trips. His home was across this road.