The Priest Shelter (1960)
Description:
The Priest Shelter, September 4, 1960. The Priest Shelter was constructed in the 1950s at the completion of a major relocation of the Trail in Virginia. It sits atop The Priest, just south of the Tye River. It is traditional for hikers to confess their sins "to the Priest" in the shelter log book.
Collection:
Trail Shelters
Date:
09/04/1960
Creator:
L.C. Everett
Subject
Trail SheltersContributor
Mills KellyFormat
Black and white photographSource:
Appalachian Trail Conservancy Archives. Used with permission.
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Rights
All rights reservedCitation
L.C. Everett, “The Priest Shelter (1960),” Appalachian Trail Histories, accessed November 21, 2024, https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/items/show/660.
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