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Appalachian Trail is a footpath of more than 2,150 miles with 232 miles lying in Pennsylvania and 45 miles lying in the Pocono region. In 1921, U.S. Forest Service Planner, Benton MacKaye, wrote a magazine article suggesting a trail be established to connect Mount Washington in New Hampshire to Mount Mitchell in North Carolina.
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