Cumberland Gap, Tennessee
| Cumberland Gap, Tennessee | |
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| Town | |
Colwyn Avenue in Cumberland Gap
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 Location of Cumberland Gap, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates: 36°35′56″N 83°40′2″W / 36.59889°N 83.66722°WCoordinates: 36°35′56″N 83°40′2″W / 36.59889°N 83.66722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Claiborne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| • Land | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,299 ft (396 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 494 |
| • Density | 1,600/sq mi (620/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 37724, 37752 |
| Area code(s) | 423 |
| FIPS code | 47-18880 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1281829 |
| Website | www |
Cumberland Gap is a town in Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 494 at the 2010 census. The town is located near the Cumberland Gap, a historic mountain pass for which the town is named, and is surrounded on all sides by the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. The town is also a part of the park.
Most of the downtown area is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Cumberland Gap Historic District.
In 1888, a work camp was established at Cumberland Gap by Scottish-born entrepreneur Alexander Arthur (1846–1912) to house workers needed to build a tunnel for the Knoxville, Cumberland Gap & Louisville Railroad. Arthur, who was attempting to establish a large-scale iron production operation in the Cumberland Gap region, founded the nearby cities of Middlesboro, Kentucky, and Harrogate, Tennessee, and the nearby community of Arthur.
Cumberland Gap is located at 36°35′56″N 83°40′2″W / 36.59889°N 83.66722°W (36.598976, -83.667318).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all land.
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