Cumberland Gap
1750Natural passage through the Appalachian Mountains used by over 200,000 settlers heading west between 1775 and 1810.
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Songs About Cumberland Gap
Cumberland Gap
2nd South Carolina String Band
"Fourteen miles to Cumberland Gap"
Ballad of Thunder Road
Robert Mitchum
"He shot the Gap at Cumberland and streamed by Maynardville"
The Ballad of Thunder Road
Robert Mitchum
"He shot the gap at Cumberland and screamed through Maynardville"
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History of Cumberland Gap
Middlesboro Meteor Crater
-300000000The entire city of Middlesboro, Kentucky, sits inside a 300-million-year-old meteor impact crater.
Everything Near Cumberland Gap
8 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
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Cumberland Gap
· 0.3 mi · Historical Marker
Natural passage through the Appalachian Mountains used by over 200,000 settlers heading west between 1775 and 1810.
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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
· 1.3 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…
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Middlesboro Meteor Crater
· 2.7 mi · Historical Marker
The entire city of Middlesboro, Kentucky, sits inside a 300-million-year-old meteor impact crater.
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Middlesboro, KY
· 2.9 mi · 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,…
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Hensley Settlement
· 9.1 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…
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Claiborne County Jail
· 11.4 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…
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Powell Valley Male Academy
· 17.5 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.…
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McClain-Ellison House
· 17.6 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…
