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Coordinates: 40°01′57″N 77°18′20″W / 40.0326°N 77.3056°W / 40.0326; -77.3056
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Appalachian Trail Museum
The museum in 2024
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Established2010
LocationPine Grove Furnace State Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°01′57″N 77°18′20″W / 40.0326°N 77.3056°W / 40.0326; -77.3056

The Appalachian Trail Museum is located in Pine Grove Furnace State Park near Gardners, Pennsylvania, United States, and commemorates the builders, maintainers and hikers of the Appalachian Trail, including those in the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame.[1] Features include a 1959 trail shelter from Peters Mountain[2] built by Earl Shaffer, the first A.T. thru-hiker,[3] vintage hiking and trail building equipment,[4] historic A.T. signs, A.T. displays on permanent loan from the Smithsonian Institution, a recreation of A.T. founder Benton MacKaye's Sky Parlor office[5] and a display on the National Trails System Act of 1968.[6] The museum also has an extensive research library.[7]

History

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The museum was conceived in 1998 and is located in the Old Mill Building, a stone gristmill building of the former Pine Grove Iron Works.[2] It is the first museum in the United States dedicated to a hiking trail.[8][9] The museum opened in 2010.[10]

The museum is open each year from early April to late October.[11] Parking is available adjacent to the Furnace Stack Picnic Pavilion. Admission is free. The museum also operates the Ironmaster's Mansion Hostel,[12] a hostel and special events venue located near the midpoint of the Appalachian Trail just a few hundred yards from the museum.

  • Appalachian Trail passing the museum
    Appalachian Trail passing the museum
  • Ceremonial halfway marker
    Ceremonial halfway marker

Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame

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The Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame was established by the museum in 2011.[13] Each year the museum's Hall of Fame selection committee selects one or more persons to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Nominations for inclusion are accepted each year using an online survey site. Those eligible for inclusion include anyone who has made an exceptional and positive contribution to the Appalachian Trail or Appalachian Trail Community. Each year's honorees are honored at a Hall of Fame Banquet or Induction.[14] The Museum has established a Hall of Fame Room in the Ironmaster's Mansion Hostel to commemorate the Hall Inductees. The Museum has established a Hall of Fame Room in the Ironmaster's Mansion to honor the Hall of Fame Inductees. The Room includes commemorative plaques for each Class and a collection of custom made hiking sticks honoring the Inductees.[15]

The 2011 Charter Class included Myron Avery, Gene Espy, Ed Garvey, Benton MacKaye, Arthur Perkins and Earl Shaffer.[13][16]

The 2012 Class included Emma Rowena "Grandma" Gatewood,[17] David A. Richie,[18] J. Frank Schairer, Jean Stephenson and William Adams Welch.[19]

The 2013 Class included Ruth Blackburn, David Field, David Sherman, David Startzell and Everett (Eddie) Stone.[20]

The 2014 Class included A. Rufus Morgan, Charles R. "Chuck" Rinaldi, Clarence S. Stein and Pamela Underhill.[21]

The 2015 class included Nestell K. "Ned" Anderson, Margaret Drummond, Stanley A. Murray and Raymond H. Torrey.[22]

The 2016 class was Maurice Forrester, Horace Kephart, Larry Luxenberg and Henry "Arch" Nichols.[23]

The 2017 class included Harlean James, Charles Parry, Mildred Norman "Peace Pilgrim" Ryder and Matilda "Tillie" Wood.[24]

The 2018 class included William "Bill" Kemsley, Jr., Elizabeth Levers, George Masa and Robert "Bob" Peoples.[25]

The 2019 class included M. Jean Van Gilder Cashin, Paul M. Fink, Donald T. King and Robert T. Proudman.[26]

The 2020 class consisted of Chris Brunton, Warren Doyle, Thurston Griggs and Walkin' Jim Stoltz.[27]

The 2021 class included Harvey Benjamin Broome, Stephen Clark, Thomas Johnson and Marianne Skeen.[28]

The 2022 class was Jim & Molly Denton, JoAnn & Paul Dolan, Laurie Potteiger and Tom Speaks.[29]

The 2023 class included M.J. Eberhart, Lester Kenway, Brian B. King and Harry Rentschler.[30]

The 2024 class is Edward B. Ballard, Arno Cammerer, Raymond Hunt and Ronald S. Rosen.[31]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About the Museum". Appalachian Trail Museum Society. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  2. ^ a b Schneck, Marcus (June 4, 2010). "History, legend and lore of the Appalachian Trail packed into Pennsylvania's newest museum" (PDF). The Patriot-News. Retrieved 2011-08-08. while the 12 years that have passed since the idea for a museum first surfaced… Restoration of the 200-year-old grist mill…led by the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club's North Chapter "Yankee Clippers" crew.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Appalachian Trail Histories | Peters Mountain Shelter (1980)". appalachiantrailhistory.org. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  4. ^ "About - Appalachian Trail Museum". Archived from the original on 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  5. ^ Report, Times Staff. "A.T. Museum announces Benton MacKaye 'Sky Parlor' exhibit". GettysburgTimes.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  6. ^ "National Trails System Act Legislation - National Trails System (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  7. ^ "Research Library". Appalachian Trail Museum. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  8. ^ "16 Trails in Pennsylvania That Will Leave You Breathless".
  9. ^ "HikaNation featured in Appalachian Trail Museum". 12 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Appalachian Trail Museum to open in June". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  11. ^ "About, Hours, etc". Appalachian Trail Museum. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  12. ^ "Ironmasters Mansion Hostel". Appalachian Trail Museum. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  13. ^ a b "York's Earl Shaffer among inaugural Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame inductees - the York Daily Record". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  14. ^ "Keystone Trails Association - 2014 APPALACHIAN TRAIL HALL OF FAME BANQUET HONORS TRAIL LEGENDS". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  15. ^ "Hall of Fame". Appalachian Trail Museum. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  16. ^ "2011 Charter Class". Appalachian Trail Museum. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  17. ^ "Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail".
  18. ^ Pace, Eric (30 December 2002). "David Richie, 70, Preserver of the Appalachian Trail". The New York Times.
  19. ^ "2012 Class". Appalachian Trail Museum. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  20. ^ "2013 Class". Appalachian Trail Museum. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  21. ^ "2014 Class". Appalachian Trail Museum. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  22. ^ "2015 Class". Appalachian Trail Museum. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  23. ^ "2016 Class". Appalachian Trail Museum. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  24. ^ "2017 Class". Appalachian Trail Museum. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  25. ^ "2018 Class". Appalachian Trail Museum. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  26. ^ "2019 Class".
  27. ^ "2020 Class".
  28. ^ "2021 Class". Appalachian Trail Museum. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  29. ^ "2022 Class". Appalachian Trail Museum. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  30. ^ "2023 Class". Appalachian Trail Museum. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  31. ^ "2024 Class". Appalachian Trail Museum. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
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