The view south from Gillespie Gap near Spruce Pine, North Carolina, USA.
Gillespie Gap (el. 2,805 ft (855 m)), is a mountain pass along the Blue Ridge Mountains. Historically, two event occurred at the pass. The first was in 1761 when thirty men, under the command of Francis Marion, were sent to dislodge an encampment of Cherokee warriors at the pass; ambushed, Marion lost twenty-one men. The second was in 1780 when the Overmountain Men crossed the pass on their way to Kings Mountain.
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Location: Gillespie Gap near Little Switzerland, North Carolina, USA.
Photo credit: © Diarmid Weir / Alamy / Afripics
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