There might be one other campsite like this in a town between Georgia and Maine on the whole AT so this is a unique campsite in a town like this is rare, said Eileen Quinn, head of the Appalachian Trail Committee. Cheshire is definitely getting on the map. The town, which is now an Appalachian Trail Community, established the campsite last year near the town garage. The site, named after former pastor of St. Mary s Church, the Rev. Thomas Begley, has electricity and USB ports for charging phones and devices, water, a picnic table, portable toilet, and bicycles On the site, there was a dilapidated structure formally used by the Water Department. Recently resident Gary Trudeau helped demolish the structure with his excavator.
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BENNINGTON â The townâs designation as the 49th Appalachian Trail Community along the 2,193.1-mile hiking trail became official Thursday evening during an online ceremony.
Keynote speaker U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., congratulated the local committee that worked since the fall of 2019 with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, which oversees the trail community program; representatives from the Green Mountain Club, which maintains the trail and Vermontâs Long Trail; the National Park Service, the Green Mountain National Forest, local officials and others to secure the designation.
âAll of you have been A.T. champions,â Welch said.