Wilderness Road

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The Wilderness Road originally blazed by Daniel Boone led from Long Island of the Holston River (Kingsport, Tennessee) 208 miles to Boonesboro, Kentucky. In the vicinity of Cumberland Gap it led from the Tennessee-Virginia state line up the eastern slope of Cumberland Mountain to the saddle of the Gap then to the northeast curving to the east as it descended the mountain leaving the present park boundary near the confluence of Davis Branch and Little Yellow Creek. Prior to its designation as the Wilderness Road during the eighteenth century westward migration, this route was a buffalo trace used by Indians and occasional white traders and hunters. The path was gradually improved during the later half of the 18th century and widened for the use of wagons in 1796. It remained a wagon path in poor repair until an alternate route now obliterated by US 25E brought the original route into disuse. During the Civil War, this route was part of the Tazewell Road and the Kentucky State Road. The alternate route was macadamized in 1908 bringing traffic around the original route. - NRHP

Places

Place	Locale	Type	AsNotedIn
Logan's Station	Stanford
Cobblestone Path, Bardstown	Bardstown, KY		NRHP 1000 Ped
Cumberland Gap		Mountain Pass
Fort Boonesborough Site	Fort Boonesborough State Park		US NHL
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Tennessee Kentucky	Natural Environ	NRHP US NHP
Samuel and Mary Logan Briggs House	Stanford		NRHP
Boatyard Historic District (Kingsport, TN)	Kingsport, TN		NRHP
John Logan House	Stanford		NRHP