Francis Asbury, first elected Bishop of Methodism in the U.S., rode on horseback over 275,000 miles over pioneer trails, averaging one sermon a day. He traveled from New England to Charleston, S.C., and crossed the Appalachians more than 60 times. On one occasion he followed the Cataloochee Trail, which begins here northward to the Cove Creek Baptist Church, with Mt. Sterling Gap 6.5 mi. away.