Murphy North Carolina- Located in Cherokee County Murphy North Carolina is a small town located in the southern Appalachian mountains in Cherokee County. Cherokee county is the most south-western county in the state. The county encompasses an area of about 455 square miles. It is about 32 miles from east to west and about 20 miles from north to south. At the time of the 2000 census, the population of the county was 24,298, with Murphy having 1,568.
During the Trail of Tears era, American troops built Fort Butler in present-day Murphy. This fort acted as the main collection point for Cherokee east of the mountains. From Fort Butler the Cherokee were taken over the mountains on the Unicoi Turnpike to the main internment camps at Fort Cass (today Charleston, Tennessee) The Cherokee County Historical Museum is located in Murphy, and contains information about the Trail of Tears era.
Murphy is located about one hour from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and less than that from the Nantahala River and the Ocoee River, both very popular whitewater rivers in southwestern North Carolina.
Murphy has retained the small town America charm, with low traffic, friendly people, and a variety of small stores and shops. Yet, Murphy NC is only about a two hour drive from Atlanta, GA; Greenville, SC; Asheville, NC; Gatlinburg, TN; and Chattanooga, TN
Murphy is located about one hour from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and less than that from the Nantahala River and the Ocoee River, both very popular whitewater rivers in southwestern North Carolina.
Murphy has retained the small town America charm, with low traffic, friendly people, and a variety of small stores and shops. Yet, Murphy NC is only about a two hour drive from Atlanta, GA; Greenville, SC; Asheville, NC; Gatlinburg, TN; and Chattanooga, TN
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