Background
Edward B. Garvey was born on November 13, 1914, Farmington, Minnesota. He was the son of Edward Garvey and Marjorie Bohan Garvey.
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Appalachian Hiker: Adventure of a Lifetime
https://www.amazon.com/Appalachian-Hiker-Adventure-Edward-Garvey/dp/0912660015/?tag=2022091-20
1971
Hiking trails in the Mid-Atlantic States
https://www.amazon.com/Hiking-trails-Mid-Atlantic-States-Edward/dp/0915498219/?tag=2022091-20
1976
Appalachian Hiker, II
https://www.amazon.com/Appalachian-Hiker-II-Edward-Garvey/dp/0912660155/?tag=2022091-20
1997
Edward B. Garvey
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Career
Garvey held various positions within the U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service between 1935 and 1958. He served as a finance officer for the National Science Foundation from 1958 to 1969, and as a specialist of outdoor recreation exhibits for the U.S. Information Agency in the early 1970s.
Garvey dedicated his writings to the trail, and these books include Appalachian Hiker: Adventure of a Lifetime, published in 1971 and revised in 1978, and Hiking Trails in Mid-Atlantic States, which was published in 1976. Additionally, Garvey contributed articles to the USDA Yearbook, and other magazines.
Achievements
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Edward B. Garvey helped to build and maintain the Appalachian Trail. As the avid hiker and a staunch advocate for the preservation of the Appalachian Trail, Garvey received the American Land Hero Award from the Wilderness League in 1996.
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. On June 17, 2011, he was inducted into the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame at the Appalachian Trail Museum as a charter member.
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Membership
Edward B. Garvey 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.
Personality
Beyond his career, Garvey was an avid hiker and a staunch advocate for the preservation of the Appalachian Trail.
Connections
Garvey was married to Mary Irene Quick Garvey.
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September 20, 1999 (aged 84) -
Resting place
National Memorial Park Falls Church, Virginia, United States -
Nationality
American
Career
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1958 - 1969
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1970