Wilderness Road

noun

, American History.

1. a 300-mile (500-km) route from eastern Virginia through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky, explored by Daniel Boone in 1769 and marked as a trail by him and other pioneers in 1775: a major route for early settlers moving west.

Example Sentences

Drive 10 miles from Sand Cave, and you’ll be greeted by a sight common in the West: a small group of mighty buffalo, fenced into a pasture steps from the entrance to the 310-acre state park that lies astride the famed Wilderness Road, a westward path doggedly trudged by early settlers through the notch in Cumberland Mountain.

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Wilderness Road State Park is a 310-acre state park that educates and celebrates the westward expansion path through the Cumberland Gap known as Wilderness Road.

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There have been long pauses in Vannelli’s career, both from the recording studio and the stage, but his many talents are intact on “Wilderness Road.”

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“Wilderness Road” is on the jazz/adult contemporary end of the spectrum, songs written on acoustic guitar though the arrangements lean more on piano and Vannelli’s effective drumming.

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It’s one of the standout tracks on “Wilderness Road,” the 20th album of the Canadian crooner transplanted to Oregon and his first of all original tunes in over a decade.

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