Historical Significance:

Between 1912-1915, Daughters from Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky placed 50 historical markers across 400 miles from North Carolina to Kentucky, marking the trail of Daniel Boone from 1769. The Cumberland Gap became the gateway to the west and about 300,000 settlers traveled through the Gap. The National Park Service estimates that 47 million Americans are descended from these pioneers. Cumberland Gap National Historical Park preserves 24,000 acres of mountain scenery where the southeastern corner of Kentucky meets the western tip of Virginia.

For more read: D.A.R. Marking Daniel Boone’s Trail, 1912-1915 by Randall Jones