Cumberland Trace
N 37° 20.490 W 085° 20.724
16S E 646564 N 4134041
CUMBERLAND TRACE in Campbellsville,Kentucky on the Courthouse lawn, US 68, KY 55
Waymark Code: WMH3T1
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 05/17/2013
Views: 10
As early as 1779 and 1780, many settlers traveled over the trace, passing through what is now Taylor County. The Cumberland Trace branched off from the Wilderness Road near Logan's Station in Lincoln County (40 mi. east). It was the trail traveled by the pioneers who came through the Cumberland Gap to settle the then new lands of Ky. and Tenn. Over.
(Reverse) Cumberland Trace - Turning west from Logan's Station, the trace crossed the Rolling Fork River; went down to Robinson Creek in what is now Taylor County; then near Buckhorn Creek, and down the south side of the Trace Fork of Sinking Creek (Pittman Creek). It crossed the Green River at Pittman's Station and went south across the Cumberland River to the site that is now Nashville.
Marker Name: CUMBERLAND TRACE
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1383
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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