Deep Gap, North Carolina

Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States

36°14′13″N 81°30′44″W / 36.23694°N 81.51222°W / 36.23694; -81.51222CountryUnited StatesStateNorth CarolinaCounty WataugaElevation

3,002 ft (915 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

28618

Area code828GNIS feature ID984078^[1]

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

In 1887, the Gap Creek Baptist Church was established.^[2]

Notable people

Doc Watson, guitar player
Merle Watson, musician, son of Doc

See also

References

^ "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.

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Municipalities and communities of Watauga County, North Carolina, United States

County seat: Boone

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Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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