How the Walker Sisters kept their old ways in a new national park (part 2 of 3)

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5 жыл бұрын

The famous Walker Sisters were allowed to remain at their ancestral home with a lifetime lease. But living in a national park came with restrictions and national fame.
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@denisenichols6505 3 жыл бұрын

Should be named ...How the goverment stole the Walker Sisters 122 acre'right out from under them !" This is a true story of only one of the homesteads the Goverment wanted and when turned down by the owners, the goverment just took it. Just remember they can take whatever they want,anytime they want.

@traceybullard2199 7 ай бұрын

Well the sisters had already taken land that had belonged to indigenous tribes. So it just carries on. 😢

@kathycazenave7434 7 ай бұрын

@@traceybullard2199no, the government did that, too. Where you live used to be Indian land, too...are you moving and giving it back?

@danamfischer5101 6 ай бұрын

Exactly they stole their land

@TingTingalingy 6 ай бұрын

@@traceybullard2199they were inferior to white Europeans, su they lost

@TingTingalingy 6 ай бұрын

@@danamfischer5101give you back, then delete yourself

@gr8fuldeb699 7 ай бұрын

They were not doing anything wrong and i wish schools would have taught my generation how to grow food etc. I think its so awesome how they lived.

@Reblroze 6 ай бұрын

Oh these ladies knew more about life than most ppl. And they lived it the way they wanted to live it

@user-fz1ym1qc7m 6 ай бұрын

My family lived off the land when I was growing up. We had our own livestock also. That was a great way of life. Now you have to worry about what is in the food you eat. Never heard of too much sickness back then❤❤❤

@ISEEKSPACE 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely crazy how the governments can just come and swoop your hard earned peace from under you. Force you to conform and then ask themselves, "well, now what do we do with the place?" This world is wild.

@LucidCurios 5 ай бұрын

Yeah this happens all the time. My family and 200+ other families were displaced from their home when the city decided they wanted to put a road through. What an awesome life❤

@krazykitty5750 7 ай бұрын

Wonderful story of the tenacity if these 8 women!!❤😊

@floydiandreamscapes5145 6 ай бұрын

You seeing double? These is only 4 women.

@katz734 6 ай бұрын

@@floydiandreamscapes5145• It’s about 5 women not 4.

@jenniferwhisks9248 7 ай бұрын

The whole intro is biased towards theft from this family. No body protected their rights and they couldn't defend themselves against a corrupt government

@Missticc 6 ай бұрын

The newspaper was not for wallpaper. It was used to cause any unwanted spirits to have to stop and read in turn confusing them so as to they’d leave. In some cases they may have used it for a type of insulation as well. :)

@doriancoreyscloset421 6 ай бұрын

Oh well it all makes sense now 😂

@AlanTClark67 4 ай бұрын

What if the spirits couldn’t read? 😂

@doriancoreyscloset421 4 ай бұрын

@@AlanTClark67 illiterate apparitions 👻 😂

@AlanTClark67 4 ай бұрын

@@doriancoreyscloset421 Lol 😝

@mdelacerda6836 6 ай бұрын

Sad beautiful story. So much knowledge has been lost.

@Bambisgf77 7 ай бұрын

I adore the curator lady, she reminds me of my own aunts from Louisiana ☺️❤️

@MN-br5nb 4 жыл бұрын

Wow great story didn’t know that. Their story should def be told

@nancydavis604 6 ай бұрын

That is a wonderful story. I’m glad you put it on U-Tube so we all could share in their life style. 😮😊❤

@Carpenter1 6 ай бұрын

Those women are waaaay tougher then most men today

@slvalive 6 ай бұрын

I bet they knew what a women is...

@Carpenter1 6 ай бұрын

@@slvalive lol that too

@veronicaj8634 6 ай бұрын

That land belonged to their family

@JustMe-mh2pn 6 ай бұрын

How deep the bond and love between these sisters must have been. To decide in favour of this path together. To go through life together, as sisters. In one place. Wonderful. I'd never heard of them before and now their story has touched me so deeply. It's lovely that they all end up sleeping next to each other, just as they have done all their lives ❤❤

@mermaidgirl9232 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful story

@LisaGiesler 6 ай бұрын

So sweet hospitality

@waynejones3915 4 жыл бұрын

That was really fascinating.

@elizabethyarbrough8000 7 ай бұрын

If the government brought their land, they should have had a lot of money to spare. They didn't have bills to pay, so why did they have to sell things to make an income?

@sylviajones4907 6 ай бұрын

Great satisfaction in someone appreciating & buying your handiwork. This also provided a way to have interaction with people.

@elizabethyarbrough8000 6 ай бұрын

@sylviajones4907 I understand what you said. So, the narrator should not say that these sisters HAD to sell things (HAD in this sense implies a necessity or need) but rather they wanted to sell...

@tula1433 6 ай бұрын

They had hundreds of acres and only got like 4 grand from our corrupt government.

@motophone8794 6 ай бұрын

Why would you think that. The government doesn't typically give a good rate. Lol

@DesiD1989 6 ай бұрын

You said this was a series? You should link the other ones to make it easier to find for those wanting to watch more on them

@motophone8794 6 ай бұрын

Yes, I'm curious about what happened with the married sister.

@misodinamosa 6 ай бұрын

So wonderful to know they were actually somewhat fair to these women. The idea of the government coming in and taking over your property is pretty scary.

@yourmom-vn9ky 6 ай бұрын

How was is "somewhat"?

@traceybullard2199 7 ай бұрын

Fascinating 😮

@abcdefg7435 7 ай бұрын

What tribes land was this before the Europeans stole it??? 4:21

@michellec3589 6 ай бұрын

❤

@sewpeaceful1906 6 ай бұрын

In the 1700's The Indians were Cherokee.

@addiemaysonet1 6 ай бұрын

I was looking for this right here!❤

@retro1937 6 ай бұрын

What about the owners of the land before the Cherokees?

@tula1433 6 ай бұрын

Hey wokies. You realize that before Europeans arrived that various tribes were enslaving and capturing and ending off other tribes? The peaceful life you woke idiots like to imagine before the “evil Europeans” came is NOT historical accurate. Same with the slave trade.

@WildAntics13 6 ай бұрын

This shows the nurturing relationships Of women lasts. If it’s brothers i doubt it 😂

@dogsandyoga1743 6 ай бұрын

Never heard of them. But Margarets eyes kinda lets me know she wasn't to be triffled with...

@janelbarmes4215 4 жыл бұрын

Amazon is where I find mine!

@AlanTClark67 4 ай бұрын

That is absolute B.S! When a private citizen buys land, the government should not be able to just go and take it whenever they want! Maybe us as the public should go and take the government land! There is a lot more of us than there is of them! 😤

@LisaGiesler 6 ай бұрын

Interesting that 6 didn’t married