Cumberland Gap National Historical Park News

A park neighbor offers some perspective on the snow depth on part of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Park rangers and maintenance crews are busy removing debris, clearing roads, and conducting safety checks as a result of heavy snows which fell across the region the evening of December 18.

The Cumberland Gap National Historical Park held a public meeting on Wednesday evening to discuss the future of the park with active leaders of the community.

Veterana s Day Rememberance Boy Scout Troop #544 will be conducting their Third annual flag retirement ceremony on Veterana s Day, Wednesday, November 11th, beginning at 5:00 p.m. Held at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, the ceremony will also include Cub Scout Packs #239 & #544, and the Thomas Walker JROTC.

This June 2009 photo released by Southeast Community College shows an animatronic miner loading coal onto a transport car as another prepares to haul it out of Portal 31, a tourist mine in Lynch, Ky.

PORTAL 31: Coal mine tour in Lynch, Ky.; kingdomcome.org/portal/index.html or 606-848-1530. Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Adults, $10; seniors, $9; high school and college students, $7; children under 12, $5; children under 3, free.

Roads in East and West Tennessee have been designated National Scenic Byways. The Tennessee Department of Transportation said Monday the East Tennessee Crossing and the Great River Road have received the designation from the Federal Highway Administration.

The apprehension of the ginseng poachers at Cumberland Gap. NPS photo. Illegal digging of wild ginseng continues to be a problem around the country, but alert work by rangers at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park resulted in the apprehension of three men who were engaged in a significant ginseng poaching operation in the park.

Cumberland Trails United Way 2010 Campaign Kick-Off took place at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Thursday afternoon.

Officials say the black bear population continues to grow across eastern Kentucky, and so is the chance you may literally run into one.

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says the U.S. Mint plans to issue a quarter to commemorate Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear received word from the United States Mint today that Cumberland Gap National Historical Park will be honored in the new United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters program.

Workers at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park know there are dangers that come with the job.

A Middlesboro is a now a wonder of the solar system. That is, according to a British Broadcasting Corporation film crew that shot a science documentary called "Seven Wonders of the Solar System" a few weeks ago in the city and Cumberland Gap.

A Middlesboro is a now a wonder of the solar system. That is, according to a British Broadcasting Corporation film crew that shot a science documentary called "Seven Wonders of the Solar System" a few weeks ago in the city and Cumberland Gap.

Sherman Hensley alone at the Settlement, circa 1950. Editor's note: This is the fourth article in a series about Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, which is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its dedication this year.

This weekend will mark the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in Middlesboro.

July 4th, 2009 will certainly be a day of excitement at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park as neighboring communities, visitors, park partners and park staff join together in celebrating the park's 50th anniversary.

Editor's note: This is the second article in a series about Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, which is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its dedication this year.

Legislation moving through Congress would put young and old to work in the national parks.