Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Richard Anderson, founder and then-president of the International Appalachian Trail, worked with property owners to secure passage for the hiking trail through private land when necessary. Wendell and Marie Pierce, owners of much of Mars Hill Mountain, including the Mars Hill Wind Farm, signed a land use agreement with the IAT, allowing for hikers to pass through their land and for the IAT to establish a campsite near the mountain's summit.
Anderson 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: Wendell and Marie Pierce sign land use agreement with Richard Anderson, Mars Hill, 1995
- Creation Date: 1995
- Subject Date: 1995
- Location: Mars Hill, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 10.2 cm x 15.2 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 4213, Box 21, Folder 22
- Collection: International Appalachian Trail Records
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Hiking--Appalachian Mountains
- Hiking--Maine
- Trails--Design and construction
- Trails--Public use
- Trails--United States
People
Other Keywords
- Appalachian Mountains
- hiking
- International Appalachian Trail
- International Appalachian Trail. Maine Chapter
- thru-hikers
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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