Cumberland Gap

Southwestern Virginia, 1755 - note that the discovery of "Cave Gap" by Dr. Thomas Walker was not shown on maps of Virginia published in the 1750's.

Source: Library of Congress, A map of the most inhabited part of Virginia , by Peter Frye and Thomas Jefferson (published 1755)

Source: Library of Congress, A general map of the middle British colonies, by Lewis Evans (published 1755)

Source: Library of Congress, A general map of the middle British colonies, by Lewis Evans (revised 1765?)

Links

• Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
• origins of the gap
• Geologic Impacts on the History and Development of Middlesboro, Kentucky
• Old US 25E : Crossing the Cumberland Gap
• Roads to the Future - Cumberland Gap Tunnel
• What’s In A Name? (who first called it Cumberland Gap?)