Laura S. Walker

Laura Singleton Walker (February 28, 1861 – April 9, 1955) was an American author and conservationist.

Laura Singleton was born February 28, 1861, in Milledgeville, Georgia, where she spent her early years.

[1] When she married Dr. John Lott Walker, the couple moved to Waycross, Georgia, where they resided for the rest of their lives.

Walker erected markers and monuments along old trails and at historic sites so that local history would not be forgotten.

At the urging of Georgia's Senators, President Franklin D Roosevelt issued a proclamation to establish the Laura S Walker National Park in her honor.