Cumberland Gap

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This file appears in: Carpenter’s Station
Cumberland Gap

The Carpenters, like so many other pioneers made their trek to Kentucky through the Cumberland Gap. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Carpenter’s Station

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #1203 near Hustonville remembers Carpenter's Station, which was one of the early frontier settlements in Lincoln County. Service during the Revolutionary War allowed many Virginia veterans to claim lands in what became the…