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Historical Markers in Andrews, North Carolina

 
Clickable Map of Cherokee County, North Carolina and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Cherokee County, NC (25) Clay County, NC (7) Graham County, NC (23) Macon County, NC (34) Fannin County, GA (5) Union County, GA (15) Monroe County, TN (41) Polk County, TN (16)  CherokeeCounty(25) Cherokee County (25)  ClayCounty(7) Clay County (7)  GrahamCounty(23) Graham County (23)  MaconCounty(34) Macon County (34)  FanninCountyGeorgia(5) Fannin County (5)  UnionCounty(15) Union County (15)  MonroeCountyTennessee(41) Monroe County (41)  PolkCounty(16) Polk County (16)
Murphy is the county seat for Cherokee County
Andrews is in Cherokee County
      Cherokee County (25)  
ADJACENT TO CHEROKEE COUNTY
      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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1 North Carolina, Cherokee County, Andrews — Fort DelaneyTrail of Tears
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
2 North Carolina, Cherokee County, Andrews — Harold H. Hall
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
3 North Carolina, Cherokee County, Andrews — Konehete
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
4 North Carolina, Cherokee County, Andrews — Resistance and Resurgence on Valley RiverTrail of Tears
Near Locust Street at County Highway 1419, on the left when traveling north.
(preface) 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
5 North Carolina, Cherokee County, Andrews — The "Peavine" Special1921-1953
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
6 North Carolina, Cherokee County, Andrews — The Old Army RoadTrail of Tears
Near Locust Street at County Highway 1419, on the left when traveling north.
(preface) 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
7 North Carolina, Cherokee County, Andrews — Valleytown Center
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
 
 
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Apr. 26, 2024