Orlene Puckett Cabin

This cabin was the home of Orlean Hawks Puckett, a midwife who delivered nearly 1,000 children between 1890 and the year of her death in 1939. To many, her story illustrates the strength of Appalachian women in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Today, the Orlean Hawks Puckett Institute in Asheville, North Carolina, works to promote and strengthen child, parent, and family development.