The Hensley Settlement

In 1903 and 1904, the Hensleys, and their relatives the Gibbons, moved to Brush Mountain. While there, they carved out new farms on the remote mountaintop using hand tools and old-time traditions. For almost 50 years, these independent families used the same frontier skills their great-great-grandparents had brought into the mountain hollows in the early 1800s.

Today, Hensley Settlement, in what is now Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It serves as a reminder of the distinct Appalachian self-sufficient lifestyle—a now forgotten trait of modern American society.


Product Details

• Historical nonfiction /cultural resources
• 44 pages, approx. 8.5"x 11", soft cover
• Text by William E. Cox; illustrations by Richard Beeler
• Printed in USA, published by Eastern National