Historical Markers and War Memorials in Cherokee County, North Carolina
Murphy is the county seat for Cherokee County
Adjacent to Cherokee County, North Carolina
Clay County(7) ► Graham County(23) ► Macon County(34) ► Fannin County, Georgia(5) ► Union County, Georgia(15) ► Monroe County, Tennessee(41) ► Polk County, Tennessee(16) ►
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Near Locust Street at County Highway 1419, on the left when traveling north.
Fort Delaney, the U.S. Army’s post for the 1838 forced removal of Cherokee citizens from the upper Valley River Valley, was located due south of here in present-day Andrews. East Tennessee Mounted Volunteers built the fort in October 1837, . . . — — Map (db m156070) HM
On 1st Street at 1st Street, on the right when traveling west on 1st Street.
Born on April 30, 1926 in the Nantahala community of Macon County, he graduated from high school in Andrews, and then served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
In 1943 he became a telegrapher for the Southern Railway in Nantahala. Starting a . . . — — Map (db m156083) HM
On Locust Street at County Highway 1419, on the left when traveling north on Locust Street.
Welcome to Konehete, the Long Valley Place that white’s shortened to Valleytown, the first name of Andrews. For centuries, the Long Valley was home to Cherokee communities such as Little Tellico, Tomatla, Conostee, Quotoconechito, Nehowee, Dasetsi, . . . — — Map (db m156076) HM
Near Locust Street at County Highway 1419, on the left when traveling north.
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In 1838, the United States government deported more than 16,000 Cherokee Indian people from their homelands in Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Georgia, and sent them to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Thousands of . . . — — Map (db m156080) HM
On Locust Street at 1st Street, on the right when traveling north on Locust Street.
This bell came off the first engine of the Carolina-Georgia Railroad or the "Peavine" Special, one of 5 trains that passed through Andrews in the early 1920's. The Peavine ran through many of the surrounding mountain communities and deep into the . . . — — Map (db m156121) HM
Near Locust Street at County Highway 1419, on the left when traveling north.
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In 1838, the United States government deported more than 16,000 Cherokee Indian people from their homelands in Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Georgia, and sent them to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Thousands of . . . — — Map (db m156081) HM
On Chestnut Street at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Chestnut Street.
Established Jan. 7, 1987 by the Valleytown Cultural Arts and Historical Society, Inc. Originally constructed as the First Baptist Church in 1923. — — Map (db m156192) HM
On U.S. 19, 3.8 miles south of U.S. 64, on the left when traveling south. Reported missing.
North Carolina. Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776.
Georgia. The colony of Georgia was chartered in 1732, named for King George . . . — — Map (db m25333) HM
Near Peachtree Street at Alpine Street, on the right when traveling north.
Cherokee Heritage Trails (Tsalagi Usdi Nvnohi) wind through the mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia, in the heart of Cherokee homelands that once encompassed more than 140,000 square miles. Here, where Cherokee people have lived . . . — — Map (db m134947) HM
Near Railroad Street west of Valley River Avenue (Business U.S. 19), on the left when traveling north.
Beginning in 1873, the state of North Carolina began construction of a rail line to carry passengers and freight from Asheville westward. The line took many years to construct, cutting across the mountains, through tunnels and along the steep . . . — — Map (db m120344) HM
Georgia. The colony of Georgia was charted in 1732, named for King George II of England, and settled in 1733. It was one of the 13 original states.
North Carolina. Colonized, 1585 – 87, by first English settlers in America; . . . — — Map (db m60255) HM
On Peachtree Street at Alpine Street on Peachtree Street.
Carved and left by
ancient man in a soapstone
quarry near Nottely River,
4 miles west of Murphy.
Moved here for protection
and study. — — Map (db m99009) HM
On Peachtree Street at Alpine Street, on the right when traveling north on Peachtree Street.
The austere prison in Peachtree housed up to 100 prisoners tasked with building and maintaining local roads. In 1931, the state combined the Highway Commission and the State Prison Department. "Road camps" were built throughout the state to provide . . . — — Map (db m123081) HM
Commanded by
Genl. Winfield Scott
during the round up
of the Cherokee
Indians for removal
to Oklahoma in 1837-1838
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Donated to Town of Murphy
by Tar Heel . . . — — Map (db m99008) HM
On U.S. 64 at County Highway 1544, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 64.
In 1838, the United States government deported more than 16,000 Cherokee Indian people from their homeland in Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Georgia, and sent them to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Thousands of Cherokee perished during . . . — — Map (db m120337) HM
On Railroad Street west of Valley River Avenue (Business U.S. 19), on the left when traveling north.
In 1838, the United States government deported more than 16,000 Cherokee Indian people from their homeland in Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Georgia, and sent them to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Thousands of Cherokee perished during . . . — — Map (db m120343) HM
On State Highway 141, 0.1 miles north of U.S. 64, on the right when traveling north.
In 1838, the United States government deported more than 16,000 Cherokee Indian people from their homelands in Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Georgi, and sent them to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Thousands of Cherokees perished during . . . — — Map (db m209719) HM
On Unicoi Turnpike north of Alpine Street, on the right when traveling north.
The path now known as the Unicoi Turnpike Trail has existed for over 1,000 years. The earliest European maps of the area note the trail as a connector between Cherokee Territories and the coastal ports at Charleston and Savannah. In 1756, British . . . — — Map (db m120338) HM
