Cumberland Gap

ID: 2245
This file appears in: County Named, 1822

Callaway and Boone traveled together through the Cumberland Gap, shown here, in 1775. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: County Named, 1822

By Katie Crawford-Lackey
Historical Marker #825 in Murray honors early Kentucky explorer and settler Richard Callaway. Calloway County (spelled differently), which was established in 1822, is named for this pioneer…