. Picturesque America; or, The land we live in. A delineation by pen and pencil of the mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, water-falls, shores, cañons, valleys, cities, and other picturesque features of our country . I It. l,f„> , , fi :^ IMP/!«» iiri Ifi4u^. \ Hill. CUMBERLAND GAP, FROM THE EAST. CUMBERLAND GAP. 235 bling in the distance a vast plain, written all over with the handiwork of human enter-prise ; while, looking to the north, the vision is lost among a series of billowy-backedmountains, rising barrier-like to hide the luxuriant fields of Kentucky. Across thecountry, is here a si
. Picturesque America; or, The land we live in. A delineation by pen and pencil of the mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, water-falls, shores, cañons, valleys, cities, and other picturesque features of our country . I It. l,f„> , , fi :^ IMP/!«» iiri Ifi4u^. \ Hill. CUMBERLAND GAP, FROM THE EAST. CUMBERLAND GAP. 235 bling in the distance a vast plain, written all over with the handiwork of human enter-prise ; while, looking to the north, the vision is lost among a series of billowy-backedmountains, rising barrier-like to hide the luxuriant fields of Kentucky. Across thecountry, is here a significant phrase; for the luckless traveller whose route lies in thatdirection must be prepared to encounter— Wave on wave succeeding. The gap delineated in the accompanying sketches is a great highway between South-western Virginia and her sister States adjoining. Hence, during the late war, the posi-tion was early deemed important, and was occupied and strongly fortified by theConfederate Government. Cannon bristled from the neighboring heights, and a com-paratively small force held the pass for many months, defending in that secludedmountain-recess the railroad connections between Riclynond, North Alabama, Mississippi,Nashville, and Memphis, on the integri
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