| LC control no. | n 94066073 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Gatewood, Emma Rowena Caldwell, 1887-1973 |
| Variant(s) | Gatewood, Emma Rowena Caldwell, d. 1973 Gatewood, Grandma, 1887-1973 Gatewood, Grandmother, 1887-1973 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 18871025 |
| Death date | 19730604 |
| Place of birth | Guyan (Ohio : Township) |
| Place of death | Gallipolis (Ohio) |
| Field of activity | Hiking Appalachian Trail Oregon National Historic Trail |
| Affiliation | National Campers & Hikers Association Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Buckeye Trail Association Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame |
| Profession or occupation | Hikers |
| Found in | Grandma Gatewood walks across America, 1993: t.p. (Grandma Gatewood) p. 1 (Emma Rowena Caldwell Gatewood) p. 6 (d. June 4, 1973) p. 16 (Grandmother Gatewood) Wikipedia, August 22, 2014 (Emma Rowena Gatewood; better known as Grandma Gatewood; born October 25, 1887, Guyan Township, Gallia County, Ohio; died June 4, 1973, Gallipolis, Ohio; extreme hiker and ultra-light hiking pioneer who was the first woman to hike the 2,168-mile (3,489 km) Appalachian Trail from Mount Oglethorpe in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine solo, and in one season; In addition, she walked 2,000 miles (3,200 km) of the Oregon Trail from Independence, Missouri, to Portland, Oregon; life member of the National Campers and Hikers Association and the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club; Director Emeritus and a lifetime member of the Buckeye Trail Association; in June 2012, she was inducted into the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame) |
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