Tag: Cumberland Gap

Fall in the Cumberlands: A tagged map

Posted on September 21, 2018 by DTIRoadLife

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This map spotlights the stops on our 2018 Fall in the Cumberlands tour. The “natural” route is Berea, Ky. to Oak Ridge, Tenn. to Elizabethtown, Ky.

Category: Arts, College or University, Cultural, Historic site, Industrial, National Park, Restaurant, State ParkTags: Abraham Lincoln, Berea, Clinton, Cumberland Gap, Elizabethtown, Historic Rugby, Hodgenville, Kentucky, Lincoln Memorial University, Middlesboro, Museum of Appalachia, Norris Dam, Pall Mall, Rocky Top, Tennessee, W G Lenoir Museum

3 States & the Wilderness Road

Posted on June 1, 2018 by DTIRoadLife

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The Cumberland Gap was America’s first great gateway to the West. It was the only realistic passage from the East through the Appalachian Mountains into the Ohio Valley for 100 miles in either direction. This natural route, also known as “The Warriors’ Path,” became… Continue Reading “3 States & the Wilderness Road”

Category: Historic site, National Park, RecreationalTags: Bell County, Cumberland Gap, Hiking, Kentucky, Nature