People and Places of the Appalachian Trail in the Roanoke Region – Salem Museum

Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Meetup Group
Join us at the Salem Museum, 801 E. Main St. in Salem.

Volunteers of the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club have built and maintained the pathway in our region since 1932. Their archives are full of historic photographs like the one above on Tinker Mountain (April 1932).

The Trail used to go over Ft. Lewis and Poor Mountains. Why was it moved?

Who were the Nomads, one of the RATC’s founding groups?

What did Carvins Cove look like before the reservoir was built?

Why did local landowners close the McAfee Knob section between 1978-87 and how was it reopened?

Join Diana Christopulos, Ph.D., the archivist for the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club, in exploring answers to these and other questions. Diana has hiked the entire AT and has served in many volunteer roles, including the presidency of RATC.