Walker's post office was established December 15, 1879 and was discontinued September 30, 1940. Now home to summer cottages, Walker was once a boom town sustained for over eighty years by the mines. As much as 2700 residents were reported to have lived here. Walker was located by Captain Joseph Reddeford Walker and the Walker Party in 1863. The fire station is still there today and a giant charcoal kiln is nearby and worth the walk.