Grandma Gatewood
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1887 – 1973
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Who was Grandma Gatewood?
Emma Rowena Gatewood, better known as Grandma Gatewood, was an extreme hiker and ultra-light hiking pioneer who was the first woman to hike the 2,168-mile Appalachian Trail from Mount Oglethorpe in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine solo, and in one season.
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- Born
- Oct 25, 1887
Guyan Township - Religion
- Methodism
- Lived in
- Gallipolis
- Died
- Jun 4, 1973
Gallipolis
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on July 23, 2013
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