It was in the early 1900s atop a summit in Vermont that Benton MacKaye envisioned a hiking path Along the crest of the Appalachians, beginning in the New England states and extending to those in the South.
Along the Appalachian Trail: Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire chronicles the history of the world-famous route in those states, from New England\'s hiking and trail-building culture that predated and paved the way for the trail to those who toiled to create it and those who have con.
It was in the early 1900s atop a summit in Vermont that Benton MacKaye envisioned a hiking path Along the crest of the Appalachians, beginning in the New England states and extending to those in the South