The weather was too perfect this past weekend to
stay indoors. The mountains were calling
me. Like yesterday, I chose another
trail I had never been on. It was The
Little Brier Gap Trail which is situated in the heart of an old mountain
community know as Little Greenbrier.
For much of the trek up to the Walker Sisters Place, the passage follows a
small currant known as Little Brier Branch.
This was a short easy hike which was nice after our strenuous hike up to
Mt. LeConte yesterday. My husband said
as he was going out the door this morning he needed to go back to work so he
could rest.😌
Rosebay Rhododendron
In 1882 John Walker, father of
the Walker Sisters, helped frame the Little Greenbrier School. The schoolhouse was also used for chapel
services by a local Primitive Baptist congregation. The last classes to be held here was in 1935.
The Walker Sisters, consisting of five spinster
sister's who lived in the home refused to sell their 123-acre farm to the
national park and were able to maintain their long established mountain life
into the 1960's. Through the years
enhancements were made to the farm, several outbuildings, a barn, blacksmith
shop, springhouse, apple house, pig pen, corn crib, smokehouse and a small tub
mill. Today only the springhouse, corn
crib and cabin remain at the site.
In 1964 the National Park assumed
control of the land when Louisa, the last of the Walker Sisters died. The National Park restored the cabin in 1976.
Stone and I at the side entrance to the Walker Sisters Place
The Walker Sisters Place Springhouse
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