July 24 2012 The Cumberland Gap was discovered by Captain Samuel Stalnaker who met Dr Thomas Walker in 1748 Dr Thomas Walker a Virginia physician and explorer is credited with discovering the Gap however his personal journal entries indicate otherwise I grew up in the area and I ve never heard of Captain Samuel Stalnaker Does he have a Wiki entry Where can we find out about this person Also I agree with everything Mr Crockett stated above All of which are things I ve stated here before but no one seems to care enough to fix Mari