| Cumberland Gap National Historical Park | |
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| IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) | |
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| Location | Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia, USA |
| Nearest city | Middlesboro, Kentucky |
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| Area | 20,508 acres (83 km²) |
| Established | June 11, 1940 |
| Visitors | 1,006,447 (in 2005) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
Established on June 11, 1940, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located at the border between Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Middlesboro, also spelled Middlesborough, is a city in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Park Service ( NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A National Historical Park, National Historic Park, and National Historic Site are designations for Protected areas of national The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state
The Cumberland Gap is a sizable natural break in the Appalachian Mountains. "Cumberland Gap" is also the informal name for a section of the A74 in England; the name of a song by Skiffle artist Lonnie Donegan The Appalachian Mountains ( often called the Appalachians, are a vast system of mountains in eastern North America. The gap was long used by Native Americans, as many species of migratory animals passed through it from north to south each year. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States It was fertile hunting territory and the only easy cut through the mountains from the southern wintering grounds of wild deer and buffalo to their northern summer range. Starting around 1775, the Gap became the primary route of transit for American settlers moving west into Kentucky; between 1775 and 1810 as many as 300,000 settlers may have used the Gap.
The current Park preserves the natural beauty of the surrounding area while focusing more on historic preservation, including tours through the old Hensley Settlement, trips into Gap Cave, also known as Cudjo's Cave, (once used for shelter by traveling Indians and settlers), campfire programs and demonstrations of the settlers' lifestyle, Living History events, and Appalachian music festivals and concerts. In recent years, the former roadbed of U.S. Highway 25E through the park was restored to an early 19th century wagon path; this was made possible with the 1996 completion of the Cumberland Gap Tunnel, which rerouted US 25E under the park. US Route 25 is a north-south US highway in the eastern United States of America that now connects Cincinnati Ohio, at the Ohio River to Brunswick The Cumberland Gap Tunnel is a Tunnel that carries US Route 25E under Cumberland Gap National Historical Park near the intersection of Kentucky
The park lies in parts of Bell and Harlan counties in Kentucky, Claiborne County in Tennessee, and Lee County in Virginia. Bell County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1867 Harlan County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Claiborne County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. Lee County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The park contains the Kentucky-Virginia-Tennessee tri-state area, accessible via a short trail. There are a number of places in the 48 contiguous United States known as tri-state areas where three states or holdings meet at one point (a Tripoint
The Park covers 20,508 acres (83 km²), and saw just over 1 million visitors in 2005. The Cumberland Gap Visitor Center is located on U.S. Highway 25E just south of Middlesboro, Kentucky. US Route 25 is a north-south US highway in the eastern United States of America that now connects Cincinnati Ohio, at the Ohio River to Brunswick Middlesboro, also spelled Middlesborough, is a city in Bell County, Kentucky, United States.
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