Noun
a pass through the Cumberland Mountains between Virginia and Kentucky that early settlers used in order to move west
Source: WordNetBreakdown Having succeeded Anderson at Louisville, Sherman now had principal military responsibility for Kentucky, a border state in which Confederate troops held Columbus and Bowling Green and were present near the Cumberland Gap. Source: Internet
A narrow pass through the Cumberland Mountains, the Cumberland Gap was used by Native Americans and pioneers. Source: Internet
Arguably, the most important historical figure is Daniel Boone — the famed frontiersman and pioneer of the Cumberland Gap and Wilderness Road region. Source: Internet
Other westward migrants continued south from Frederick to Roanoke along the Great Wagon Road, crossing the Appalachians into Kentucky and Tennessee at the Cumberland Gap near the Virginia/North Carolina border. Source: Internet
The Cumberland Gap Artists Co-op will present the HARVEST MOON GALA from 4-9 p.m. on Oct. 14 on Colwyn Avenue in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee featuring local art and crafts, live music, good food, wine tasting and Christmas and fall bazaar tents. Source: Internet
The Cumberland Gap Panthers played Grainger County during the opening game of the 2018 Blue Ridge Athletic Conference district baseball tournament May 5 and sent them home for the season with a 4-2 victory in extra innings. Source: Internet