Gleanings from Vol. 1, No. 2, July 1939 of the Appalachian Trailway News
Much of the second Appalachian Trailway News is dedicated to news from the various maintaining organizations.The reports tell a story of growing pains for the AT.Relocations in Georgia and Virginia are being planned to deal with encroachment and construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway.Trail conditions in Georgia and insufficient markings were said to be a matter of ‘serious concern.’
Here is an interesting bit of trivia for you, the Appalachian Trail in New York and New Jersey was originally blazed Yellow! , in keeping with their standards (white was reserved for short or connecting trails). At the request of the ATC the NYNJ Trail Conference voted to ‘subordinate such problems and to remark the Appalachian Trail in white.’
There was a request for donations for a proposed memorial for Raymond H. Torrey.Torrey was an outdoors writer for the New York Evening Post and an early advocate for the Appalachian Trail.Funds were requested to purchase land on Anthony’s Nose band erect a memorial there.The memorial was ultimately placed on Long Mountain in Harriman Park on the Long Path.
This edition contained a “Master Shelter List” of all the shelters in existence or proposed along the AT.It is too long to retype, but if anyone is interested I could scan it and post it, or would be happy to look anything up.
Scott
Much of the second Appalachian Trailway News is dedicated to news from the various maintaining organizations.The reports tell a story of growing pains for the AT.Relocations in Georgia and Virginia are being planned to deal with encroachment and construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway.Trail conditions in Georgia and insufficient markings were said to be a matter of ‘serious concern.’
Here is an interesting bit of trivia for you, the Appalachian Trail in New York and New Jersey was originally blazed Yellow! , in keeping with their standards (white was reserved for short or connecting trails). At the request of the ATC the NYNJ Trail Conference voted to ‘subordinate such problems and to remark the Appalachian Trail in white.’
There was a request for donations for a proposed memorial for Raymond H. Torrey.Torrey was an outdoors writer for the New York Evening Post and an early advocate for the Appalachian Trail.Funds were requested to purchase land on Anthony’s Nose band erect a memorial there.The memorial was ultimately placed on Long Mountain in Harriman Park on the Long Path.
This edition contained a “Master Shelter List” of all the shelters in existence or proposed along the AT.It is too long to retype, but if anyone is interested I could scan it and post it, or would be happy to look anything up.
Scott
“Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”
John Greenleaf Whittier
the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”
John Greenleaf Whittier
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