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​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. We are currently closed until April, 2023.

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   CLICK ABOVE to view our new video, courtesy of Joe (EarthTone) Harold!!
Amicalola: A song inspired by the novel THRU: An Appalachian Trail Love Story, By Richard Judy
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New Earl Shaffer Book
"The Latest Buzz" A.T. Museum Garden Column Now Available Here
Click On The Link Below To Watch The 2022 Hall of Fame Induction Video
Ninth A.T. Hall of Fame Banquet Honors A.T. Legends
Photos from the 9th Annual Hall of Fame Banquet

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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.

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Trivia:  This icon of the Appalachian Trail had much to do with publicizing the idea of thru-hiking the trail.  He was an early inductee into our A.T. Hall of Fame. Who was he?  Send your guess to ​info@atmuseum.org
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Since 2011, the Museum has been honoring people who have made exceptional and positive contributions to the Appalachian Trail.
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