Historical Markers and War Memorials in Murphy, North Carolina
Murphy is the county seat for Cherokee County
Murphy 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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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
— — — — — — —
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
