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.
Deep Gap | |
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.jpg) Stoney Fork Overlook in Deep Gap | |
  Deep Gap Location within the state of North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 36°14′13″N 81°30′44″W / 36.23694°N 81.51222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Watauga |
| Elevation | 3,002 ft (915 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28618 |
| Area code | 828 |
| GNIS feature ID | 984078[1] |
History
editIn 1887, the Gap Creek Baptist Church was established.[2]
Notable people
edit- Doc Watson, guitar player
- Merle Watson, musician, son of Doc
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Deep Gap, North Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^ "Gap Creek Baptist Church". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 10, 2011.