Experience true Kentucky history as you visit a replica of Kentucky’s first home. Dr. Walker built his cabin during his expeditions and the replica is a nostalgic acknowledgment to the doctor’s …

Jun 26, 2007 · Near the river, which he named the Cumberland, Dr. Walker built the first cabin in Kentucky, a replica of which stands on the site today. Dr. Walker’s journal, recorded during his …

Oct 8, 2017 · Thomas Walker, a colonial Virginian, significantly marked Tennessee through his discovery and naming of the Cumberland River in 1750 and his establishment of the North …

According to Walker’s diary, the group reached what is now known as Cumberland Gap on April 13. Four days later they came upon a large river which Walker named the “Cumberland” in …

The Cumberland River was named by Dr. Thomas Walker, after "The Duke of Cumberland" of England. The Cumberland is 696 miles in length and drains almost 18,000 square miles in …

The Cumberland River is an especially beautiful river. In 1748, an Englishman named Dr. Thomas Walker led a party of hunters across the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia. Walker was an …

Located five miles from downtown Barbourville, you will find Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site, the home of the first house built by settlers in Kentucky. A replica of the house is located …

In 1750 the Virginian Dr. Thomas Walker, leading a hunter party across the Appalachian Mountains, first mentions the 687 miles long Cumberland River and gave him this name. In the …

Dr. Thomas Walker led the first expedition through Cumberland Gap in 1750. Near the river which he named the Cumberland, Walker built a cabin, a replica of which stands on the site today.

Sep 10, 2021 · In 1758, Thomas Walker named it “Cumberland River.” However, it is not clear whether Walker named the river after Cumberland County or Duke of Cumberland. The river …