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| THE
WALKER SISTERS
OF LITTLE GREENBRIER |
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| For
years visitors
to the Smokies
have requested
that we publish
a book on the
Walker Sisters.
So many people
have visited their
cabin and farmstead
near the Little
Greenbrier School
and become fascinated
with the story
of the six sisters
who lived by themselves
in the wilds of
the Smoky Mountains.
They were famous
for their skills
and self-sufficiency,
as farmers, seamstresses,
artists, cooks,
herb doctors,
and so much more.
They were so attached
to their "Mountain
Home" that
when the national
park was created,
they could not
bear to leave.
After a long dispute,
they were granted
a lifetime lease
and remained in
their cabin without
electricity or
plumbing until
the last sister
passed away in
the 1960s. The
Saturday Evening
Post brought them
national attention
and they were
a prime tourist
attraction in
the park for many
years. This beautiful,
full color book
features lots
of historic photos,
plus modern images
of the artifacts
in the Walker
Sisters Collection
kept by the National
Park Service.
Images include
quilts, coverlets,
baskets, clothes,
hats, household
items, and tools.
64 pages. Published
by Great Smoky
Mountains Association.
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