Cumberland Gap
N 36° 35.987 W 083° 37.811
17S E 264731 N 4053697
This is historical marker is on the US-58 about 4 miles west of Wheeler, VA.
Waymark Code: WM3ZX1
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/13/2008
Views: 24
The marker reads:
"Cumberland Gap
The pass was long the gateway to the west. On April 13, 1750, Dr. Thomas Walker reached the gap, which he named for the Duke of Cumberland, son of George II. A few years later Daniel Boone and numberless pioneers passed through it on the way to Kentucky. In August, 1863, Cumberland Gap was captured by a Union Army under General Ambrose E. Burnside.
Conservation & Development Commission 1929"
Marker Number: K-1
Marker Title: Cumberland Gap
Marker Location: Side of US-58
County or Independent City: Lee County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Conservation and Development Commission 1929
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