Wilderness Road
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| − | In 1774 Judge Richard Henderson, | + | In 1774 Judge Richard Henderson, a land speculator of North Carolina, hired Daniel Boone to blaze a trail through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky. An estimated 70,000 pioneers followed the path on foot or horseback into Kentucky and beyond before it was reopened as a wagon road in 1796. |
=== Route === | === Route === | ||
*Bristol, Washington, Virginia | *Bristol, Washington, Virginia | ||
| − | *Cumberland Gap | + | *Cumberland Gap at the juncture of Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky |
| − | *Boonesborough, Madison, Kentucky | + | *Boonesborough, Madison, Kentucky |
'''Later extension:''' | '''Later extension:''' | ||
Revision as of 14:42, 27 July 2010
United States 
Migration Trails and Roads Wilderness Road
Contents |
Historical Background
In 1774 Judge Richard Henderson, a land speculator of North Carolina, hired Daniel Boone to blaze a trail through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky. An estimated 70,000 pioneers followed the path on foot or horseback into Kentucky and beyond before it was reopened as a wagon road in 1796.
Route
- Bristol, Washington, Virginia
- Cumberland Gap at the juncture of Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky
- Boonesborough, Madison, Kentucky
Later extension:
- Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
Settlers and Records
For partial list of settlers who used the Wilderness Road, see .
Internet Sites
Resources
- Johnson, Robert Foster. Wilderness Road Cemeteries in Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. Owensboro, Kentucky: McDowell Publications, 1981. FHL US/CAN Book 973 V3j.
Sources
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