Deep Gap
Deep Gap is an unincorporated community located in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. The community is named after the natural gap, called Deep Gap, at Fire Scale Mountain, 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 on May 29, 2012.
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Deep Gap is an unincorporated community located in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. The community is named after the natural gap, called Deep Gap, at Fire Scale Mountain, 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 on May 29, 2012.
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• Official Name — Deep Gap • Settlement Type — Unincorporated community • Image Skyline — Blue Ridge Parkway October 2022 1 (Stoney Fork Overlook).jpg • Image Caption — Stoney Fork Overlook in Deep Gap • Pushpin Map — North Carolina • Pushpin Label Position — right • Pushpin Map Caption — Location within the state of North Carolina • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Name1 — North Carolina • Subdivision Name2 — Watauga • Timezone — Eastern (EST) • Utc Offset — -5 • Timezone Dst — EDT • Utc Offset Dst — -4 • Elevation M — 915 • Elevation Ft — 3002 • Postal Code Type — ZIP code • Postal Code — 28618 • Area Code — 828 • Blank Name — GNIS feature ID • Blank Info — 984078 Deep Gap is an unincorporated community located in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. The community is named after the natural gap, called Deep Gap, at Fire Scale Mountain, 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 on May 29, 2012.
History
History
In 1887, the Gap Creek Baptist Church was established.
Notable people
Notable people
• Doc Watson, guitar player • Merle Watson, musician, son of Doc
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