CUMBERLAND GAP SITE

Greater Cumberland Gap

During the Civil War the gap was called the Keystone of the Confederacy and the Gibraltar of America.  Both armies felt the invasion of the North or South would come through the gap.  Both the North and South armies held and fortified the gap against the invasion that never came.  The gap changed hands four times to be finally abandoned in 1866 by the Federal Army.

Today the Cumberland Gap is the main local route North and South, via Cumberland Gap Parkway (Hwy. 25e).  In 1996 a four lane tunnel under the Gap opened a new North-South, East-West, route and the Cumberland Gap will be restored like the first pioneer saw it.

Visit the Cumberland Gap tourism site at www.cumberlandgaptn.com.

Cumberland Gap Inn           

The Cumberland Gap Inn is situated on the original site of the Cumberland Gap Hotel, which burned in the 1970’s.  Each room has an inviting décor enhanced by beautiful Victorian furniture and amenities including: cable television, refrigerators and microwaves; automated telephone system; in-room fax machines; whirlpool baths; personal fireplaces in the King size rooms; and private robes for use during your visit.

Ye Olde Tea and Coffee Shop

Ye Olde Tea and Coffee Shoppe offers seven different dining atmospheres from the Casual Garden area, to the Social Dining Club, to the more formal Victorian Bank Room.  Ye Olde Tea and Coffee Shoppe has been featured in numerous travel/dining magazines and is rated as one of the five best restaurants in East Tennessee.

Cumberland Gap Convention Center

The Cumberland Gap Convention Center is built on the original site of the 1889 distillery.  In April 1995, Gap Enterprises removed the remainder of the original structure and built the Convention Center in a style that features a store front appearance of that bygone era.  The architecture and décor truly reflect that earlier time, as well as, compliment the historic Towne of Cumberland Gap.

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Tour leader John Ravnum leads a Town Tour through Cumberland Gap.
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  • Each Elderhostel program will

    visit the beautiful nearby Cumberland
    Gap National Historical Park.
    Photo by Glen Durham
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    Inside a room at The Cumberland Gap Inn.
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    Inside a dining room at Ye Olde Tea and Coffee Shoppe.
    Photo & Published by Glen Durham, Box 388, Harlan, KY  40831