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Description
An early map of potential routes for the International Appalachian Trail (IAT) through northern Maine. The potential route starts on the bottom right side of the map, which reads: "Map 3 (Deboullie Mt)." The trail, drawing in orange, extends to the point labeled "Estcourt Station, Maine." Beneath this handwritten place name, small text reads: "Maine's Northernmost Point." The route splits early into "A" and "B," with A the highlighted path. B rejoins A near Hafey Mountain.
Richard Anderson originally conceived of the IAT in 1993 as an extension of the Appalachian Trail north through Maine and Canada to the continental terminus of the mountain range in Québec. In the decades since, the trail has grown to include sections in over a dozen countries, routed along the geological remnants of the Central Pangean Mountains, including the Appalachians in North America, Europe’s Caledonian Mountains, and the Atlas Mountains in Africa. As of 2023, the IAT links 6,000 miles of trail ringing the Atlantic Ocean.
About This Item
- Title: IAT route map, Maine, ca. 1995
- Creator: International Appalachian Trail
- Creation Date: circa 1995
- Subject Date: circa 1995
- Location: ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 27.9 cm x 21.6 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 4213, Box 12, Folder 1
- Collection: International Appalachian Trail Records
- Object Type: Text and Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Appalachian Trail--Maps
- Hiking--Appalachian Mountains
- Hiking--Maine
- International Appalachian Trail
- International Appalachian Trail. Maine Chapter
- Trails--Design and construction
- Trails--Maine--Maps
- Trails--United States
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