Deep Gap is an
unincorporated community located in
Watauga County
Watauga County ( )
from the North Carolina Collection's website at the ,
North Carolina, United States. The community is named after the natural gap, called Deep Gap, at
Fire Scale Mountain
Fire Scale Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, near the community of Deep Gap. The majority of the mountain is within the Blue Ridge Parkway. Its elevation reaches .
Split along the Eastern Continental Divide, it genera ...
, where the
Blue Ridge Parkway crosses over
US 421. Influential guitar player
Doc Watson was born in Deep Gap and lived there until his death May 29, 2012.
History
In 1887, the Gap Creek Baptist Church was established.
Notable people
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Doc Watson, guitar player
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Merle Watson, musician, son of Doc
See also
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Powder Horn Mountain
Powder Horn Mountain (PMH) is a gated residential/resort community in Triplett, Watauga County, North Carolina, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The project was founded by developer Bob Horne, and included a golf course, riding stables and t ...
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Tomkins Knob
Tomkins Mountain (variant names: Thomkins Knob, Thompkins Knob and Tompkins Knob) is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, near the community of Deep Gap. The majority of the mountain is within the Blue Ridge Parkway. Its elevation rea ...
References
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Unincorporated communities in Watauga County, North Carolina
Unincorporated communities in North Carolina