View from Fisher's Peak (1951)
Description:
The view south from the summit of Fisher's Peak, North Carolina, in the summer of 1951. This photograph, taken by thru hiker Gene Espy in July 1951 is one of the only known images of the view from the Appalachian Trail on Fisher's Peak when the trail still ran through this part of Southwestern Virginia. Gene Espy was the second person to successfully hike the entire trail in one season.
Collection:
Lost Appalachian Trail
Date:
07/1951
Creator:
Gene Espy
Subject
Lost Appalachian TrailContributor
Mills KellyFormat
Black and white photographSource:
Gene Espy
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Rights
Used with permission. All rights reserved.Citation
Gene Espy, “View from Fisher's Peak (1951),” Appalachian Trail Histories, accessed November 23, 2024, https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/items/show/1158.
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