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Scott County, Virginia
Big Moccasin Gap, a breach in the hard rocks of Clinch Mountain, is perhaps the most important natural feature in the county, for in it centered much of the early history and development. Through the gap, Daniel Boone and his companions carved the Wilderness Road to Kentucky in 1775 and through it, thousands of pioneer settlers passed on their way to Kentucky and the Middle West. Most of the goods used by the people who lived north of the Clinch River were hauled through the gap before the coming of the railroad. The first railroad in the county was built through the big Moccasin Gap, and most of the main highways now lead toward it.
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