The Appalachian Trail - GHM 042-2 - Dawson, Co., GA - Georgia Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

The Appalachian Trail

Here begins the approach trail to Springer Mountain, the southern terminus of the Appalcahian Trail, a continuous footpath extending more than 2,000 miles to Mt. Katahdin, Maine. The Appalachian Trail was conceived by Benton MacKaye, forester, philosopher, dreamer, who in 1921 envisioned a footpath along the creat of the Appalachian Mountains. The Trail is maintained by volunteer hiking clubs, the U.S. Forest Service, coordinated through the Appalachian Trail Conference.

'Remote for detachment, narrow for chosen company, winding for leisure, lonely for contemplation, it becksons not merely north and south, but upward to the body, mind and soul of man.' Harrold Allen.

GHM 042-2 Georgia Historical Commission 1976



The Appalachian Trail – approach
The trail begins at Springer Mt, 8.5 miles from this location.



Maine to Georgia.

Type of Marker: Highway Marker #: GHM 042-2 Date: 1976 Sponsor: Ga Historical Comm

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