▁and ▁Th under head ▁Pr ong , ▁which ▁flows ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁south west . ▁ ▁From ▁this ▁j unction , ▁Middle ▁Pr ong ▁flows ▁north ▁for ▁another ▁ ▁to ▁its ▁mouth ▁along ▁Little ▁River ▁at ▁an ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Town send ▁Y . ▁ ▁About ▁half way ▁between ▁the ▁Lyn n ▁Camp - Th under head ▁j unction ▁and ▁the ▁Y , ▁a ▁narrow ▁bottom land ▁known ▁as ▁Walker ▁Valley ▁has ▁been ▁cut ▁as ▁Middle ▁Pr ong ▁absor bs ▁several ▁small ▁streams ▁flow ing ▁down ▁from ▁Me igs ▁Mountain ▁and ▁F od der stack ▁Mountain . ▁ ▁The ▁Great ▁Sm ok y ▁Mountains ▁Institute ▁at ▁T rem ont ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Walker ▁Valley . ▁ ▁T rem ont ▁Road ▁runs ▁parallel ▁to ▁Middle ▁Pr ong , ▁and ▁is ▁p aved ▁from ▁its ▁intersection ▁along ▁Little ▁River ▁Road ▁to ▁the ▁Institute ▁at ▁Walker ▁Valley . ▁ ▁A ▁gra vel ▁road ▁extends ▁for ▁another ▁three ▁miles ▁( 5   km ) ▁to ▁a ▁cul - de - s ac ▁and ▁par king ▁area ▁at ▁the ▁Lyn n ▁Camp - Th under head ▁j unction . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁Little ▁River ▁Road , ▁C ades ▁C ove ▁is ▁approximately ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁El km ont ▁is ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁settlement ▁ ▁William ▁Mar ion ▁Walker ▁( 1 8 3 8 – 1 9 1 9 ), ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁nearby ▁T uck ale e che e ▁C ove , ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁wife ▁Nancy ▁C