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Cumberland Gap

American  

noun

  1. a pass in the Cumberland Mountains at the junction of the Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee boundaries. 1,315 feet (401 meters) high.


Cumberland Gap Cultural  
  1. Pass through the Cumberland Mountains between Virginia and Kentucky that was used by early settlers to move west.


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Since the 2020 census, several Tennessee communities have pursued their own second counts, including La Vergne and Cumberland Gap, as have three communities in Washington state - Sumas, Toledo and Springdale.

From Washington Times Aug. 5, 2023

Wilderness Road State Park is a 310-acre state park that educates and celebrates the westward expansion path through the Cumberland Gap known as Wilderness Road.

From Washington Post Oct. 15, 2020

Steve Sarkisian won nine games his first season but fell the Cumberland Gap short of winning everyone over.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2015

Penix followed the famous frontiersman's route into Virginia and through Cumberland Gap into Kentucky.

From US News Mar. 26, 2015

On the summit of Cumberland Gap Erskine Dale faced Firefly to the east and looked his last on the forests that swept unbroken back to the river James.

From Erskine Dale?Pioneer by Fox, John

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