Deep Gap, North Carolina


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 May 29, 2012.

History

spent a good part of his life in and around Deep Gap, traveling through an area known as Triplett. In 1887, the Gap Creek Baptist Church was established.

Notable residents