Tag: Cumberland Gap

Genealogy & The Early Roads of Kentucky

By Carol on December 11, 2021 • ( 4 Comments )

Piedmont Trails shares the early roads of Kentucky during December 2021 using several different formats. Today’s article focuses on naming and identifying the Kentucky routes dating from the 1750s to the 1790s. […]

The Road To The Kentucky Frontier 1740-1780

By Carol on August 22, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

The History and The People

Western Migration 1785-1820

By Carol on February 19, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

During the years following the American Revolutionary War, many families began settling back to a normal life and reflecting upon the days of conflict. Settlement was discouraged beyond the Appalachian Mountains prior […]