Appalachian Trail Histories

Description:

This map of a proposed Appalachian Trail appeared in Benton MacKaye's essay, "An Appalachian Trail: A Project in Regional Planning," Journal of the American Institute of Architects, 9 (October 1921): 325-30. It shows the original route he had in mind for the Trail as well as a variety of connecting trails that either existed or were already in the planning or construction stages.

Collection:

Maps

Date:

10/1921

Creator:

Benton MacKaye

Subject

Appalachian Trail proposal

Contributor

Mills Kelly

Format

Map

Source:

Journal of the American Institute of Architects, 9 (October 1921): 325-30

Rights

None recorded.

Citation

Benton MacKaye, “Benton MacKaye's proposed map of an Appalachian Trail,” Appalachian Trail Histories, accessed November 21, 2024, https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/items/show/401.

Benton MacKaye's proposed map of an Appalachian Trail