Middlesboro, Kentucky

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Rivers & Roads in Song near Middlesboro

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Middlesboro.

8 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

• Middlesboro, KY · Local history

  Middlesboro, Kentucky, nestled high in the Appalachian Mountains at over 1,700 feet, distinguishes itself through an unlikely origin story: it sits inside a meteor crater. This geological anomaly, a rare find on Earth,…

• Middlesboro Meteor Crater · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker

  The entire city of Middlesboro, Kentucky, sits inside a 300-million-year-old meteor impact crater.

• Cumberland Gap National Historical Park · 1.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine a doorway carved by nature, a passage that shaped the destiny of a nation: that's the Cumberland Gap. For centuries, this natural break in the Appalachian Mountains served as a crucial route for Native…

• Cumberland Gap · 2.7 mi · Historical Marker

  Natural passage through the Appalachian Mountains used by over 200,000 settlers heading west between 1775 and 1810.

• Hensley Settlement · 11.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine carving a life out of the rugged Appalachian wilderness – that's exactly what happened here at the Hensley Settlement. Brothers-in-law Sherman Hensley and Willy Gibbons, seeking a fresh start, established their…

• Claiborne County Jail · 13.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  These imposing stone walls once held the fate of Claiborne County within. Built in 1819, this is the Claiborne County Jail. For over a century, this jail served as the county's primary detention facility, replacing an…

• McClain-Ellison House · 15.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine living in a cave before building this historic house in 1793! That's exactly what Thomas McClain did. He built this house in Speedwell, Tennessee, in the Federal architectural style. McClain lived here with his…

• Powell Valley Male Academy · 15.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  This unassuming building witnessed the education of generations and even played a role in the Civil War. Built in 1827, the Powell Valley Male Academy, also known as the Speedwell Academy, was founded by George Shutter.…