London, KY, United States
The Wilderness Road. Opened Kentucky and the West to rapid settlement and major development. First wagon road built by Kentucky (1796), Crab Orchard to Cumberland Gap. A principal highway, maintained as a turnpike "toll road" for 80 years. For more information, see ExploreKYHistory: Wilderness Road/
Listen to the audio guide for Black plaque № 44847 Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off