CUMBERLAND GAP

All I had to carry up here was my camera and I barely made it. Those immigrants had to struggle along with all that they owned. It was a brutal trip for them in to Kentucky but the free land was worth the trip. Right beside the parking lot at the base of the hill the railroad has put a tunnel through the mountain.

Hysterical Journey to Historic Places

May 8th 2013
<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DAY 16: MAY 7, 2013 This morning I hiked up the steep trail to the Cumberland Gap Saddle. It is only a distance of 0.6 miles, but it almost killed me. The round trip was 1.2 miles. Almost exactly the same distance as the Kentucky Derby. It took me far longer than 2 minutes though. I don’t understand it. I have been eating plenty of oa ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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