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Cumberland Gap is a National Historical Park, [32] and portions of the Wilderness Road can be visited at Wilderness Road State Park in Virginia. [33] Additionally, a reconstructed fort at Martin's Station in Virginia on the Wilderness Road can be visited about 5 miles (8 km) east of the Cumberland Gap. [33]
Wilderness Road was built by Daniel Boone in 1775. It was the first road to connect the interior of the country with the populated coastline, and allowed about 300,000 people to settle there after 25 years of use. [4] Much of the original road's path is used by modern roads, but some areas, such as the area inside the park, have been preserved.
Map showing Cumberland Gap in relation to the Wilderness Road route from Virginia to Kentucky. The earliest written account of Cumberland Gap dates to the 1670s, by Abraham Wood of Virginia. [8] Some time before 1748 Samuel Stalnaker is believed to have passed through the gap while exploring the region. [9]
The nearby Wilderness Road Campground includes 160 campsites. [17] No hunting is permitted within the park. [6]: 30 Tri-State Peak is located in the park, and is accessible by trail. A marker designating the tripoint of the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia, is located at the peak of the mountain. [19]
This section of the Wilderness Road extended north from the Long Island of the Holston River in Tennessee towards the well-known Cumberland Gap at the boundary of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. [3] The establishment of the Wilderness Road through the gap also brought pioneer settlers and tradesmen looking for passage to Kentucky and west.
US 58 continues northeast from Wheeler, before turning due east again while passing along the southern edge of the Wilderness Road State Park. The route crosses Indian Creek twice, before intersecting SR 684 to the southwest of a park and ride lot, and the DeBusk Veterinary Teaching Center of Lincoln Memorial University .
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Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park is a former state park located just south of London, Kentucky in Laurel County. It is now a city park under the auspices of the city of London, KY. The park encompasses 896 acres (363 ha) and includes a section of the Wilderness Road that early settlers used to reach Kentucky.