Indian Gap
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Indian Gap is a mountain pass in the Great Smoky Mountains that historically served as a key crossing point along the Tennessee–North Carolina border.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Santeetlah Gap | 1 |
| Twentymile Gap | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain pass ⓘ |
| access | hiking trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | main crest of the Great Smoky Mountains ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | key crossing point along the Tennessee–North Carolina border ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important route before modern highways through the Smokies ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Great Smoky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Sevier County, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swain County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Great Smoky Mountains National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Newfound Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnBorderOf |
North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Great Smoky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named for historic use by Native Americans ⓘ |
| partOf | Appalachian Mountains ⓘ |
| region | Southern Appalachians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
North Carolina side of Great Smoky Mountains
ⓘ
Tennessee side of Great Smoky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ |
| terrainType | high mountain pass ⓘ |
| transportRole | overland route across the Great Smoky Mountains ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Native American travelers
ⓘ
early European settlers ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Santeetlah Gap
this entity surface form:
Twentymile Gap