Wilderness Road State Park

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Inside the reconstructed Martin's Station fort.

Wilderness Road State Park is a state park located in southwestern Virginia, near Cumberland Gap and Ewing, VA. It consists of about 310 acres (1.3 km2) around the former Wilderness Road.[1] Within it stand the Karlan Mansion and a replica of the original Martin's Station fort.

Trails

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Name Mileage Difficulty Usage Location
Wilderness Road Trail 8.49 Miles Easy Hiking, Biking, and Horseback Riding Throughout Park, Parallel to U.S. 58
Indian Ridge Trail 0.77 Miles Moderate Hiking Only Loop Trail, Starts Off of Route 690

Historical significance

Wilderness Road

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Main article: Wilderness Road

Wilderness Road was built by Daniel Boone in 1775. It was the first road to connect the interior of the country with the populated coastline, and allowed about 300,000 people to settle there after 25 years of use.[1] Much of the original road's path is used by modern roads, but some areas, such as the area inside the park, have been preserved.

Martin's Station

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Dedicated to the Memory of General Joseph Martin, Martin's Station and the more than 200,000 settlers whose courage and fortitude helped to carve our great nation out of a vast wilderness and gave birth to the American frontier spirit

Martin's Station was a frontier fort originally located at nearby Rose Hill, Virginia. The station, consisting of several fortified cabins, was the only station between the start of the Wilderness Road at the blockhouse in Virginia and Crab Orchard on the edge of the Kentucky settlement – a distance of some 200 miles. "Throughout the period of the Wilderness Road's great activity it remained the important intermediate station," according to historian William Allen Pusey.[3] The fort has been reconstructed today within the park. It is named for the early explorer of the region and namesake of Martinsville, Virginia, Brigadier General Joseph Martin.[1]

Karlan Mansion

This mansion was built on the farm of Robert M. Ely around 1870, and today it can be rented out for special events.[1]

See also

References

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