Appalachian Trail Museum - Welcome
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Appalachian Trail Museum - Welcome
Visit our Social Sites or drop us an email:
Welcome
Directions, Lodging and Shuttles
About, Hours, etc.
Contact the Museum
Affiliates and Friends
Board of Directors & Staff
Corporate Governance
Hiking Around The Museum
Museum Store
2025 Hiker Yearbook
Past Hiker Yearbooks
Banquet
News
Ironmasters
Ironmasters FAQs
Amenities
Hostel Rates
Private Guest Suite
Ironmasters History
Hall of Fame
2026 Class
2025 Class
2024 Class
2023 Class
2022 Class
2021 Class
2020 Class
2019 Class
2018 Class
2017 Class
2016 Class
2015 Class
2014 Class
2013 Class
2012 Class
2011 Charter Class
Online Museum
The Latest Buzz
A.T. History by Tom Johnson
A.T. Childrens Museum
Feature Articles
Select Trail Stories
Journal Project
Shelter Registers and Vintage Guides
Hiker Years - Exhibits
Photo Collections
>
Class Photos
Individual Hiker Collections
Hall of Fame
Vintage Location Photos
Calendar
Support
Volunteer
Make a Bequest
Join; Make A Contribution
Research Library
Appalachian Trail Museum Digital Library
Rules of Use
Research Contact
Thru-hiker Photos
Videos
Located in Pennsylvania's Pine Grove Furnace State Park, very close to the midpoint of the Appalachian Trail, the A.T. Museum tells the story of the A.T.
APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM NEWS
FIND US ON INSTAGRAM
APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM UPDATES ON WHITEBLAZE
Subscribe To A.T. Museum Digital Newsletter
Ironmasters News!
New Earl Shaffer Book
Click On The Link Below To Watch The 2024 Hall of Fame Induction Video
Click On The Link Below To Watch The 2025 Hall of Fame Class Interviews
Click On The Link Below To Watch The Video On 100 Years of ATC
Below is a video on the Museum produced by
Museum Open House
Come Volunteer With Us!! We are sure you will enjoy it.
2023 A.T. Hall of Fame Banquet Honors A.T. Legends
Photos from the 9th Annual Hall of Fame Banquet
Directions and Lodging Information
Appropriately, the Museum is housed in a building that is itself a historical artifact, a structure built more than two hundred years ago as a grist mill. It stands across the road from the Pine Grove general store, a site famed in hiker lore. It is here that thru-hikers traditionally stop to celebrate reaching the midpoint by eating -- or attempting to eat -- a half gallon of ice cream in one sitting. The Museum has had visitors from throughout the United States and 18 other countries since it opened in Pine Grove Furnace State Park in June 2010.
Nearby is the
Ironmasters Mansion
now operated by the Museum.
The Old Mill is owned by the State Park, but has had limited use in recent years. Following the negotiation of a lease agreement that allowed the building's use for museum purposes, extensive renovations were undertaken -- mostly with the use of volunteer labor. The result is that the main floor is now up to code requirements and is in use as the Appalachian Trail Museum. Plans are in the works for future renovations, as funds become available, that will make space available on another floor.
Current exhibits include a trail shelter that was built by hiker legend Earl Shaffer. The shelter, which has been replaced with a more modern one, was painstakingly disassembled at its former site on Peters Mountain in Pennsylvania and reassembled in the new Museum. In addition, there are artifacts that belonged to other hiking pioneers such as Grandma Gatewood, Gene Espy, and Ed Garvey. In the Museum computers display the more than 12,000 photos that have been taken of thru-hikers as they reached Harpers Ferry on their journeys either north or south. There is also a children's discovery area and hiker welcoming areas both inside and outside.
COME VISIT US!
Photo Database
Was your picture taken at the Harpers Ferry Appalachian Trail Conservancy office?
Search for it here.
Photo Database
Trivia
: This picture was taken in 1996 in front of ATC headquarters. Both of these ladies were later elected to our A.T. Hall of Fame. Can you name them? Send your guess to
[email protected]
Found It!
The Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau is a major supporter of the AT Museum. Check out their website for more things to do in the area.
CVVB
Appalachian Trail
Hall of Fame
Since 2011, the
Museum has been honoring people who have made exceptional and positive contributions to the Appalachian Trail.
Learn More
Home
About
Store
News
Contact
Copyright © Appalachian Trail Museum, Inc.
Visit our Social Sites or drop us an email:
Welcome
Directions, Lodging and Shuttles
About, Hours, etc.
Contact the Museum
Affiliates and Friends
Board of Directors & Staff
Corporate Governance
Hiking Around The Museum
Museum Store
2025 Hiker Yearbook
Past Hiker Yearbooks
Banquet
News
Ironmasters
Ironmasters FAQs
Amenities
Hostel Rates
Private Guest Suite
Ironmasters History
Hall of Fame
2026 Class
2025 Class
2024 Class
2023 Class
2022 Class
2021 Class
2020 Class
2019 Class
2018 Class
2017 Class
2016 Class
2015 Class
2014 Class
2013 Class
2012 Class
2011 Charter Class
Online Museum
The Latest Buzz
A.T. History by Tom Johnson
A.T. Childrens Museum
Feature Articles
Select Trail Stories
Journal Project
Shelter Registers and Vintage Guides
Hiker Years - Exhibits
Photo Collections
>
Class Photos
Individual Hiker Collections
Hall of Fame
Vintage Location Photos
Calendar
Support
Volunteer
Make a Bequest
Join; Make A Contribution
Research Library
Appalachian Trail Museum Digital Library
Rules of Use
Research Contact
Thru-hiker Photos
Videos
Located in Pennsylvania's Pine Grove Furnace State Park, very close to the midpoint of the Appalachian Trail, the A.T. Museum tells the story of the A.T.
APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM NEWS
FIND US ON INSTAGRAM
APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM UPDATES ON WHITEBLAZE
Subscribe To A.T. Museum Digital Newsletter
Ironmasters News!
New Earl Shaffer Book
Click On The Link Below To Watch The 2024 Hall of Fame Induction Video
Click On The Link Below To Watch The 2025 Hall of Fame Class Interviews
Click On The Link Below To Watch The Video On 100 Years of ATC
Below is a video on the Museum produced by
Museum Open House
Come Volunteer With Us!! We are sure you will enjoy it.
2023 A.T. Hall of Fame Banquet Honors A.T. Legends
Photos from the 9th Annual Hall of Fame Banquet
Directions and Lodging Information
Appropriately, the Museum is housed in a building that is itself a historical artifact, a structure built more than two hundred years ago as a grist mill. It stands across the road from the Pine Grove general store, a site famed in hiker lore. It is here that thru-hikers traditionally stop to celebrate reaching the midpoint by eating -- or attempting to eat -- a half gallon of ice cream in one sitting. The Museum has had visitors from throughout the United States and 18 other countries since it opened in Pine Grove Furnace State Park in June 2010.
Nearby is the
Ironmasters Mansion
now operated by the Museum.
The Old Mill is owned by the State Park, but has had limited use in recent years. Following the negotiation of a lease agreement that allowed the building's use for museum purposes, extensive renovations were undertaken -- mostly with the use of volunteer labor. The result is that the main floor is now up to code requirements and is in use as the Appalachian Trail Museum. Plans are in the works for future renovations, as funds become available, that will make space available on another floor.
Current exhibits include a trail shelter that was built by hiker legend Earl Shaffer. The shelter, which has been replaced with a more modern one, was painstakingly disassembled at its former site on Peters Mountain in Pennsylvania and reassembled in the new Museum. In addition, there are artifacts that belonged to other hiking pioneers such as Grandma Gatewood, Gene Espy, and Ed Garvey. In the Museum computers display the more than 12,000 photos that have been taken of thru-hikers as they reached Harpers Ferry on their journeys either north or south. There is also a children's discovery area and hiker welcoming areas both inside and outside.
COME VISIT US!
Photo Database
Was your picture taken at the Harpers Ferry Appalachian Trail Conservancy office?
Search for it here.
Photo Database
Trivia
: This picture was taken in 1996 in front of ATC headquarters. Both of these ladies were later elected to our A.T. Hall of Fame. Can you name them? Send your guess to
[email protected]
Found It!
The Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau is a major supporter of the AT Museum. Check out their website for more things to do in the area.
CVVB
Appalachian Trail
Hall of Fame
Since 2011, the
Museum has been honoring people who have made exceptional and positive contributions to the Appalachian Trail.
Learn More
Home
About
Store
News
Contact
Copyright © Appalachian Trail Museum, Inc.