National Register Listing

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

a.k.a. See Also:Hensley Settlement;Cumberland Gap Historic District

E of Middlesboro along Kentucky-Virginia state line, Middlesboro, KY
Local significance of the district:
Industry; Commerce; Military; Agriculture; Transportation; Exploration/settlement; Architecture; Social History

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1966.

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.