Wilderness Road
geographical name
trail from southwestern Virginia to central Kentucky through the Cumberland Gap that was blazed to the site of Boonesborough by Daniel Boone in 1775 and later extended to the falls of the Ohio River at Louisville
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“Wilderness Road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Wilderness%20Road. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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