CumberlandGap

CumberlandGap
Cum·ber·land Gap (kŭmʹbər-lənd)
A natural passage through the Cumberland Plateau near the junction of the Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee borders. It was used by Daniel Boone in 1775 as a strategic point along his Wilderness Road, the principal route of westward migration for the next half century.

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Universalium. 2010.

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