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Appalachian Trail Museum, Gardners, PA

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Appalachian Trail Museum

A museum in Pine Grove Furnace State Park that tells the story of the Appalachian Trail, its builders, maintainers, and hikers.

Gardners, PA

About Appalachian Trail Museum

The museum sits near the trail's midpoint inside a historic grist mill more than two centuries old, across the road from the Pine Grove general store. Exhibits include a trail shelter built by pioneering hiker Earl Shaffer, artifacts from other hiking figures, and computer displays of thousands of thru-hiker photos taken at Harpers Ferry. It also has a children's discovery area, hiker welcome spaces, and a research library, and it honors people through an annual Hall of Fame.

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