For 24 hours on May 7, 2021, the Appalachian Trail Museum is honoring Earl Shaffer, a York, Pennsylvania, hometown boy who, after serving 4 ½ years in the US Army during World War II, made Trail history by becoming the first person to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail.
York was always home to Earl, from youthful wanderings through woods to his spartan living as an adult. His history-making thru-hike in 1948 from Georgia to Maine was followed in 1965 with another thru-hike from Maine to Georgia and then again in 1998 at age 79 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his initial trek.
Earl’s history-making adventures always brought him back to York. Your Give Local York online donation to the museum on May 7 celebrates Earl’s story and supports the work of the museum to tell the stories of hikers who have followed in his footsteps. Please give to Give Local York by following THIS LINK. Do it for Earl!
York was always home to Earl, from youthful wanderings through woods to his spartan living as an adult. His history-making thru-hike in 1948 from Georgia to Maine was followed in 1965 with another thru-hike from Maine to Georgia and then again in 1998 at age 79 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his initial trek.
Earl’s history-making adventures always brought him back to York. Your Give Local York online donation to the museum on May 7 celebrates Earl’s story and supports the work of the museum to tell the stories of hikers who have followed in his footsteps. Please give to Give Local York by following THIS LINK. Do it for Earl!
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