. The Wilderness road to Kentucky, its location and features . d, at the mouthof Reedy Creek, still exists. This is the road which Hoone followedon his journey of From the Block House the present road through ^loccasiuGap, Gate City. Speers Ferry, Clinchport, Duffield to Kanes Gapin Powell Mountain is in ])ractically the exact location of the Wilder-ness Road. The first landmark of the old roa i-ivei from thepresent bridge, and the old road. a])proacliing the ford u|) I he south [90] TJif liaud to Kciitiickif hank of tlic ii\cr and lioini; ilowii llic noilli l)aiik. ^Iill (
. The Wilderness road to Kentucky, its location and features . d, at the mouthof Reedy Creek, still exists. This is the road which Hoone followedon his journey of From the Block House the present road through ^loccasiuGap, Gate City. Speers Ferry, Clinchport, Duffield to Kanes Gapin Powell Mountain is in ])ractically the exact location of the Wilder-ness Road. The first landmark of the old roa i-ivei from thepresent bridge, and the old road. a])proacliing the ford u|) I he south [90] TJif liaud to Kciitiickif hank of tlic ii\cr and lioini; ilowii llic noilli l)aiik. ^Iill (xi>ts. l-onimiles licvdnd tliis is Moccasin (ia|) wliicii (| I lie unly passwaytlin)Ufi;li the ( lincli Moinitains tVom I lie scl I InncnU mi I lie I luUldiiIII llir ( Inirli \alley. It is I raxiT^eil hy Miy Moccasin (reek, ami isa perfect ;;a|), wliieli allows |)as>aue witlioiit lirades throimli this. A t_\jii on Wilderness Road. In Carters \alleynear IJIoek House otherwise (lidicnll nionntain ranye. One mile heyond Moccasin Gapstood l\iriss Station in the outskirts of llie present town of (lafeCity, ^a. On the Court House there is one of the tal)lets of theDaui^hters of the American Revolution markintj the lioone Path. Krom Moccasin (iap to the Clinch Jtiver the road fonnd an al-most |)erfectly straight westerly course hetween the Clinch Monn-tains and Moeeasin , up the valley of latile Moccasin down the \alley of IroiililcMime Creek. It crctssed hy a veryeasy gra<le the watershed hetween ami tlieClimli uliieliis sitnatetl at the point now called Big Cut. Ihe valley of Moeeasinand Trouhlesome Creeks for the entire distance is a narrow one. At The Detailed Location of the Road [ 97 ] some places it spreads out into a ])leasaut valley, hut particularlygoing down Troublesome Creek it is for the most ]);iit so uanow lliatit hardly furni
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