Wilderness Road
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Wilderness Road was a historic route through the Appalachian Mountains that enabled early American settlers to migrate westward into Kentucky and the Ohio Valley.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic route
ⓘ
road ⓘ transportation corridor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American frontier history
ⓘ
pioneer settlement ⓘ |
| barrierOvercome | Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Historic trails and roads in the United States ⓘ |
| connects |
Cumberland Gap
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Appalachian Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directionOfMigration | east-to-west ⓘ |
| enabled | migration across the Appalachian barrier ⓘ |
| follows | Cumberland Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of American pioneering spirit ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic trail ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse |
18th-century migration route
ⓘ
19th-century migration route ⓘ |
| hasModernCommemoration |
heritage tourism route
ⓘ
historic markers ⓘ |
| hasNameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasRouteType | overland trail ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
settlement patterns in Kentucky
ⓘ
settlement patterns in the Ohio Valley ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Appalachian Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kentucky ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Virginia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | wilderness ⓘ |
| openedToSettlementOf | Kentucky frontier ⓘ |
| partOf | early American transportation network ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Cumberland Gap National Historical Park area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Ohio Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | major route for early American westward expansion ⓘ |
| terrain |
forested
ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ |
| traverses | Appalachian Mountain range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
American settlers
ⓘ
pioneers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
migration into the Ohio Valley
ⓘ
movement of families and goods ⓘ settler migration into Kentucky ⓘ westward migration ⓘ |
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