The Cumberland Gap was the chief passage way through the Appalachian (Appa-latch-an) Mountains through out American History. It was part of Wilderness Road.
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Cumberland Gap
it was a passage through mountain terrain.
The Cumberland Gap leads to the Appalachian Mountains. It is a pass through the Appalachian Mountains located at the border of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia.
the Wilderness road was built through the Cumberland gap
Daniel Boone lead settlers through the 'Cumberland Gap' to forge the 'Wilderness Trail' to open up travel to the west.
The trail that led from Virginia through the Cumberland Gap to Kentucky was the Wilderness Road.
Wilderness
Pioneers needed to cross the Appalachian mountain range in order to get to Kentucky and Tennessee. They used the Cumberland Gap, a path through the mountain range, to do so.
Daniel Boone was noted for leading settlers into KY through the gap.
They crossed it by riding trains or wagons over the mountains.
The Cumberland Gap is a V-shaped passage through the Appalachian Mountains at the intersection of Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee.
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