Pound Gap Historical Marker

Pound Gap Historical Marker is a park in Letcher, Kentucky. Pound Gap Historical Marker is situated nearby to the village Jenkins, as well as near the hamlet Payne Gap.

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Pound Gap

Mountain saddle

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The Pound Gap of Pine Mountain is on the Virginia/Kentucky border between Jenkins, Kentucky and Pound, Virginia. It served as a passage for early settlers to cross into Kentucky from Virginia. Today, U.S. Route 23 passes through the gap.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Payne Gap and Dunham.

Payne Gap

Hamlet

Payne Gap is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 329 as of the 2010 census. U.S. Route 119 passes through the community.

Dunham

Hamlet

Dunham is an unincorporated community and coal town in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Dunham's post office operated in the community from 1913 to 1960. Dunham is situated 2½ miles north of Pound Gap Historical Marker.

Gaskill

Hamlet

Gaskill is an unincorporated community located in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Gaskill is situated 2½ miles northeast of Pound Gap Historical Marker.

Pound Gap Historical Marker

Type: Park
Location: Letcher, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.15772° or 37° 9′ 28″ north

Longitude

-82.63678° or 82° 38′ 12″ west

Elevation

2,244 feet (684 metres)

Open location code

869V5957+37

GeoNames ID

8503961

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jenkins Historical Marker and Elkhorn Lake.

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