Daniel Boone Wilderness
Trail
One of the nation's most historic routes, the Wilderness Trail
was blazed by Daniel Boone in 1775. The trail started at Long
Island located in the Holston River (Kingsport, TN) and wound
its' way through Southern Virginia and Cumberland Gap ending
in Kentucky. It would become the route for hundreds of thousands
of settlers of the western frontier. Long before Columbus settled
America, the Wilderness Trail was a major link in the trail
systems of the Indians on the North American continent, used
for commerce and raids. Gabriel Arthur, a young indentured
servant, was first of record to travel the route and see the
Cumberland Gap, a natural break in the mountains. Arthur was
sent along the trail in 1674 by the Shawnee Indians to secure
a trade agreement with settlers.
Location: Trail begins at Netherland Inn - Kingsport
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Website: http://www.danielboonetrail.com/
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