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Photo Gallery: The Appalachian TrailShown below, in addition to the marker, is a collection of pictures at Amicalola Falls, the base of the Appalachian Trail. A small trail leads to the base of the waterfalls, and a series of steps leads up the face of the cliff to the top of the falls.
Here begins the approach trail to Springer Mountain, the southern terminus of the Appalachian 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 crest of the Appalachian Mountains. The Trail is maintained by volunteer hiking clubs, the U.S. Forest Service, and the National Park Service, coordinated through the Appalachian Trail Conference. "Remote for detachment, narrow for chosen company, winding for leisure, lonely for contemplation, it beckons not merely north and south, but upward to the body, mind, and soul of man." Harold Allen 042-2 Georgia Historic Marker 1976 |
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