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You are here: Home / Geography / Where Is the Cumberland Gap Located and Does Cumberland Road Pass Through the Cumberland Gap?

Where Is the Cumberland Gap Located and Does Cumberland Road Pass Through the Cumberland Gap?

July 28, 2020 by Karen Hill

Cumberland Road does not pass through the Cumberland Gap.

The Cumberland Gap is near the place where Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee meet.

It’s a natural cut in the Cumberland Mountains that was formed millions of years ago by water cutting through the Cumberland Plateau.

In 1775, Daniel Boone blazed the Wilderness Trail, which runs through the Cumberland Gap.

He was employed by a group of people who hoped to make Kentucky the fourteenth U.S. state.

This trail became a primary route for American settlers moving west.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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