Big Moccasin Gap
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
N 36° 38.087 W 082° 33.307
17S E 360967 N 4055484
Big Moccasin Gap was Daniel Boone's passage through the Clinch Mountains for his Wilderness Road.
Waymark Code: WM4XZZ
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member tiki-4
Views: 31

Sign text:
In March, 1775, Daniel Boone made a road through this gap to Boonesboro, Kentucky. It followed the original Indian path and was known as the Wilderness Road. For a long time it was the main route to Kentucky from the east.
Marker Number: K15

Marker Title: Big Moccasin Gap

Marker Location: Route 23/58

County or Independent City: North of Weber City

Web Site: [Web Link]

Marker Program Sponsor: Conservation and Development Commission, 1930

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