Murphy NC History
All about Murphy North Carolina. The History, Places, Events, Information, Businesses, and more
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19/11/2020
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WKRK Christian Radio - WKRK Christian Radio
07/11/2020
Deep in Watauga Co. NC, the sun parted the late afternoon clouds just enough to rake light across two stunning trees glistened by the midday rain to enhance their natural beauty. In less than 24 hours the orange tree had been stripped of all it’s color by the rain and winds that followed…
Cherokee Co. Courthouse - Murphy, NC
In the early 1890s, a grand courthouse was built in Murphy at this site. Despite being made of brick, it burned down in the mid 1920s, the third time this had happened in Cherokee County. When this courthouse was built, the most important thing was to make sure this one would be fireproof.
This courthouse is made out of unpolished blue marble, and is distinct as the only North Carolina courthouse made of marble quarried in its own county. (side note: most every description of this place highlights the native marble, so it must be really important to them.) The courthouse was dedicated in November, 1927. The courthouse also features a massive eight-sided tower, with 4 clocks and a bell on the inside with the top 132 feet high. Today, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/brent_nashville/8361277310
29/06/2020
Eric Rudolph | Federal Bureau of Investigation Between 1996 to 1998, bombs exploded four times in Atlanta and Birmingham, killing two and injuring hundreds and setting off what turned out to be a five-year manhunt for the suspected bomber Eric Robert Rudolph.
27/06/2020
Cherokee History & Stories - What Happened Here?
A project that combines telling Cherokee stories at or near historic or special places special to the Cherokee people. Storyteller, Kathi Littlejohn, narrates Cherokee history and Cherokee stories and hopes the episodes will be a resource for anyone seeking to learn about Cherokee history and a way to keep the stories alive. She hopes that after seeing the videos, viewers would visit the places and will keep telling the stories.
Funded by the Cherokee Preservation Foundation through the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Historic Preservation Office.
Contact Kathi Littlejohn at [email protected]
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLhmpuYfZ8pw9NWXINQATTQ/videos
27/06/2020
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help me add the restaurants I am missing in Murphy
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27/06/2020
36 years No Name Deli served Murphy, NC and is now permanently closed. :(
No Name Deli officially closed in May 2020 along with their old fashioned Ice Cream Parlor
Saying goodbye to an icon in Murphy, NC
26/06/2020
Out There!
video channel ... many video's are from Murphy and some others as well.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXl3mC2BvbhWFKgcgx65qSg/videos
Out There! We exist to display the beauty of God's Creation from the lens of a camera. From the people who can't because of one thing or the other to the lazy bones who...
26/06/2020
Murphy River Walk and Konehete Park Murphy, NC
when you go to the youtube page read what was written about the video there for all the info.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFbY3tt9Pi0
Murphy River Walk and Konehete Park Murphy, NC The Murphy River Walk is an 'approximately' 3-4 mile easy trail 'conceived' in 2002 and improvements continue today. It stretches from Konehete Park to the O...
26/06/2020
After you watch this video, read all that was written on the youtube page, there is info. there about all the things you'll see in this great video ... thank you John Coffey for sharing it with us :)
John C Campbell Folk School - Brasstown, NC Part 1 'The Video' Brasstown, NC is an unincorporated community in the Western Tip of North Carolina. The majority residing in Clay Co, NC. It’s named comes from a translation ...
25/06/2020
Mimbs Photography - Greg lives here in Murphy
https://1-greg-mimbs.pixels.com/collections/cherokee+county+north+carolina
Greg and Chrystal Mimbs - Cherokee County North Carolina Wall Art Cherokee County North Carolina Buy wall art from Greg and Chrystal Mimbs. All wall art ships within 48 hours and includes a 30-day money-back guarantee. Choose your favorite designs and purchase them as canvas prints, art prints, posters, framed prints, metal prints, and more!
25/06/2020
Map of Cherokee County, North Carolina With Municipal and Township Labels
25/06/2020
old Murphy NC Photos and info. Days gone by :)
Murphy, NC Photos of the past
19/06/2020
The Cherokee Scout
19/06/2020
Andrews NC
Dillon Gibson Shoe Repair
572 Main St
Andrews, NC 28901
(828) 321-3474
Gibson Shoe Repair is still open on Saturdays from 9am to 5pm (closed for lunch). If your shoes need soles, heels, stitching, cleaning and polishing, orthopedic build up or anything else and handbags,too. If you bring your items in the morning, you can pick them up the same day, in the afternoon. Or if you bring them this Saturday, you can pick them up next Saturday. Many items can be repair while you wait.
05/06/2020
Murphy, NC Photos of the past
04/06/2020
No Name officially closed in May 2020
Saying goodbye to an icon in Murphy, NC
No Name Deli officially closed in May 2020 along with their old fashioned Ice Cream Parlor
Saying goodbye to an icon in Murphy, NC
04/06/2020
https://www.cherokeecountychamber.com/hiking-and-biking
Hiking and Biking Trails - Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce Full Width Template For the latest information regarding National Forests in North Carolina, please check out the Forest Service website. Our public lands offer more than 245 miles of bike trails. In addition, forest roads are also open for mountain biking, unless otherwise signed. The Ramsey Bluf...
30/05/2020
https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/invasion-of-the-kudzu-monsters
The story behind kudzu, the vine that's still eating the South These leafy figures may be fascinating, but their comical appearance belies a sobering ecological reality.
10/05/2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwWiKcd7M2c&feature=emb_title
Murphy, NC (DJI Mavic Pro Footage) Murphy, NC - this town is the county seat of Cherokee County & sits right in the middle of a beautiful setting of mountains on the far west tip of North Caro...
10/05/2020
https://kirkhneely.com/2014/04/14/the-legend-of-the-fairy-cross
The Legend of the Fairy Cross Last week Clare and I were going over our calendars. I mentioned the Holy Week services scheduled for the church I serve. For Christians these days commemorate the events of the pivotal week in the…
https://www.sherpaguides.com/north_carolina/mountains/sidebars/fairy_crosses.html
Sherpa Guides | North Carolina | Mountains | Sidebars | Fairy Crosses In spite of the legends and superstitions that surround fairy crosses (also known as fairy stones and fairy tears), these unique, cross-shaped stones do have a scientific explanation. Found in rocks that have been subjected to great heat and pressure, fairy stones are composed of staurolite, a combi...
10/05/2020
Fairy Cross is another name for staurolite crystals or minerals found in old rocks of Murphy, NC. You can find them in the Creeks.
Many famous people, including Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Edison and Theodore Roosevelt, have kept them as good luck charms. Legend has it that the Cherokee Indians shed tears of sorrow as they traveled the Trail of Tears. Their teardrops fell to the ground and formed tiny crosses of stone.
Staurolite gets its name from two Greek words, stauros meaning cross, and lithos, meaning stone. The name was coined because of the stone's curious tendency to form twins that cross at various angles.
https://www.strangecarolinas.com/2019/10/fairy-crosses-murphy-nc.html
Fairy Crosses (Murphy, NC) The Cherokee County Historical Museum is home to Cherokee artifacts, tools, over 700 dolls donated by local resident Louise Kilgore, and a...
10/05/2020
John C. Campbell Folk School, no. 28 (May 1944)
https://wcudigitalcollection.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4008coll2/id/3639/rec/6
10/05/2020
John C. Campbell Folk School, no. 25 (May 1941)
https://wcudigitalcollection.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4008coll2/id/3670/rec/5
10/05/2020
John C. Campbell Folk School, no. 24 (October 1940)
https://wcudigitalcollection.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4008coll2/id/3698/rec/2
10/05/2020
Cherokee Herald. June 17, 1874. Local and Personal
https://wcudigitalcollection.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16232coll3/id/65/rec/17
10/05/2020
Surface of Murphy Marble, Stripped for Quarrying; 2 Miles Southwest of Tomotla, Looking Northeast along the Strike
https://wcudigitalcollection.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16232coll3/id/82/rec/16
10/05/2020
Formally Open Cherokee's New Courthouse
https://wcudigitalcollection.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16232coll3/id/91/rec/13
10/05/2020
Regal Hotel, Murphy, NC
https://wcudigitalcollection.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16232coll3/id/165
10/05/2020
Pulpwood and Tanning Extract Industries
https://wcudigitalcollection.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16232coll3/id/2/rec/8
10/05/2020
Map Showing the Distribution of Talc Deposits in Portions of Swain and Cherokee Counties
https://wcudigitalcollection.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16232coll3/id/83/rec/3
Map Showing the Distribution of Talc Deposits in Portions of Swain and Cherokee Counties
10/05/2020
Dr. B.B. Meroney -- late 1800s -- Hiwassee River, Murphy, NC
https://wcudigitalcollection.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16232coll3/id/59
Dr. B.B. Meroney -- late 1800s -- Hiwassee River, Murphy, N.C.
10/05/2020
Cherokee County Court House, Murphy, NC
https://wcudigitalcollection.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16232coll3/id/167/rec/1
Duke Park, Murphy, NC
https://wcudigitalcollection.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16232coll3/id/166 =2.216534230.1986957820.1587255704-978497967.1587255704
Digital Collection of old Photos
WCU Digital Collection
https://wcudigitalcollection.contentdm.oclc.org
History and more for Murphy, NC
This is a place where you can learn about Murphy, NC and the close by area’s. I will post the past History as well as present times. Feel free to contact me to add anything you may like to add. :)