Edward B. Garvey Explained

Edward B. Garvey (November 13, 1914^[1] in Farmington, Minnesota^[2] – September 20, 1999, at Arlington Hospital in Virginia^[3] of congestive heart failure)^[4] thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1970 and in 1971 published a book about his adventure, Appalachian Hiker, that raised awareness of thru-hiking.

Garvey was an auditor for the Soil Conservation Service and chief financial officer for the National Science Foundation and retired in 1969.^[2] He lived in the Washington, D.C., area from the 1940s.^[2]

He helped build and maintain the Appalachian Trail and served as a president of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club as well as on the Appalachian Trail Conference board of managers and was a member of the Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association.^[2]

He also worked to pass state and federal legislation including the National Trails System Act of 1968 and its 1978 amendments.^[3]

In 1996, the Wilderness Society and the Izaak Walton League honored him with the American Land Hero Award for his efforts to protect the Appalachian Trail.^[2]

On June 17, 2011, he was inducted into the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame at the Appalachian Trail Museum as a charter member.^[5]

The Ed Garvey Memorial Shelter on the Appalachian Trail at Weverton Cliffs at Weverton, Maryland, near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, was built and named in his honor.^[6]

See also

• Citadel spread

Bibliography

• Appalachian Hiker: Adventure of a Lifetime - 1971
• Hiking Trails in the Mid-Atlantic States - 1976
• The New Appalachian Trail (Appalachian Hiker) - 1997

Notes and References

1. Web site: Social Security Death Index . SSDI Death Records . EDWARD GARVEY (1914-1999), Social Security Death Index . Mocavo.com . 2014-05-11.
2. Web site: Ed Garvey . June 13, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111230095402/http://www.aldha.org/garvey99.htm . December 30, 2011 .
3. Web site: BACKPACKER Editors . AT Advocate Edward Garvey Died | Backpacker Magazine . Backpacker.com . 2014-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131018053127/http://www.backpacker.com/october_1999_news_obit_appalachian_trail_eward_garvey/news/1452 . 2013-10-18 . dead .
4. News: Edward Garvey Dies; Was Conservationist; Worked to Preserve Appalachian Trail. https://archive.today/20130131144648/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/45081030.html?dids=45081030:45081030&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+23,+1999&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Edward+Garvey+Dies;+Was+Conservationist;+Worked+to+Preserve+Appalachian+Trail&pqatl=google. dead. January 31, 2013. Washington Post. September 23, 1999.
5. Web site: Hall of Fame charter class . Atmuseum.org . 2011-06-17 . 2014-05-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150312045902/http://www.atmuseum.org/Hall%20of%20Fame%20charter%20class.htm . 2015-03-12 .
6. Web site: ED Garvey Memorial Shelter - PATC . Patc.us . 2001-04-29 . 2014-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924064950/http://www.patc.us/volunteer/garvey/ . 2015-09-24 . dead .