aylor ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁known ▁permanent ▁sett lers ▁along ▁Middle ▁Pr ong . ▁ ▁Walker ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁valley ▁that ▁now ▁be ars ▁his ▁name . ▁ ▁The ▁Great ▁Sm ok ies ▁Institute ▁at ▁T rem ont ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁what ▁was ▁once ▁Walker ' s ▁house ▁and ▁immediate ▁far ml and . ▁ ▁Even ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁time , ▁Walker ▁was ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁legend . ▁ ▁His ▁sh ar ps ho oting ▁skills ▁were ▁so ▁well ▁known , ▁he ▁was ▁often ▁bar red ▁from ▁shooting ▁cont ests . ▁ ▁Walker ▁kept ▁over ▁a ▁hundred ▁be e ▁stands , ▁which ▁he ▁ro bb ed ▁without ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁mask ▁or ▁smoke , ▁and ▁sold ▁the ▁h oney ▁in ▁nearby ▁T uck ale e che e . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Civil ▁War , ▁he ▁a ided ▁struggling ▁families ▁in ▁T uck ale e che e ▁by ▁going ▁from ▁house ▁to ▁house ▁to ▁cut ▁fire wood ▁and ▁do ▁basic ▁ch ores . ▁ ▁While ▁Walker ▁was ▁well ▁liked ▁and ▁respect ed ▁throughout ▁the ▁north western ▁Sm ok ies , ▁he ▁was ▁always ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁controvers y ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁practice ▁of ▁pol yg amy . ▁ ▁Walker , ▁who ▁was ▁very ▁religious , ▁believed ▁that ▁Bib lic al ▁script ure ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁wife . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁he ▁married ▁Mary ▁Ann ▁Moore ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁later ▁married