Murphy - North Carolina - 4K Downtown Drive
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- čas přidán 28. 10. 2021
- Sunday afternoon drive around the Western NC town of Murphy.
Filmed: October 2021
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Murphy is a town in and the county seat of Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States. It is situated at the confluence of the Hiwassee and Valley rivers. It is the westernmost county seat in the state of North Carolina, approximately 360 miles (580 km) from the state capital in Raleigh. The population of Murphy was 1,627 at the 2010 census.
In 1836, during the Cherokee removal known as the Trail of Tears, the United States army built Fort Butler in what is today Murphy. Fort Butler was used as the main collection point by the government 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), prior to their forcible removal to territory west of the Mississippi River, in what became known as Indian Territory (today's Oklahoma).
Today the Unicoi Turnpike is known as the Joe Brown Highway. There are no visible remains of Fort Butler, but the site can be visited and historical markers provide facts and interpretation about its history. In addition, the Cherokee County Historical Museum, located in Murphy, provides information about the Trail of Tears.
Cherokee County was formed in 1839 from a portion of Macon County, but Murphy was not incorporated as the county seat until 1851.
Murphy was once the terminus of two train lines. The Mineral Bluff, Georgia spur line (L&N Railroad) came from North Georgia, and the Murphy Branch (Southern Railroad) came from Asheville. The L&N line was removed in the mid-1980s. The tracks for the Murphy Branch remain but are inoperable. This line has been idle since the mid-1990s, when the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad discontinued service between Murphy and Andrews. The L&N Depot, located southwest of downtown Murphy, is used as a community center.
Murphy was the home of the once well-known crafts manufacturer Margaret Studios. This company operated a nationwide chain of gift stores for its woodcraft products and housewares, such as lazy Susans and gift trays.
Folklorist John Jacob Niles based his well-known Christmas song, "I Wonder as I Wander", on a phrase he heard on July 16, 1933, in a song sung by a daughter of traveling evangelists in downtown Murphy.[12]
Architect James Baldwin designed the Cherokee County Courthouse, located in downtown Murphy, in a Beaux-Arts style. Built in 1927, it is faced with locally sourced blue marble. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, along with the Robert Lafayette Cooper House and Harshaw Chapel and Cemetery.[13][14] The county has had multiple prior courthouses; all burned down, or were replaced by improved versions. The first court sessions in the county were held at Fort Butler.
I am from that area. Nice to watch, after such a long time. Real nice and clean town.
I'm watching this from my Florida home. We have a second home in Murphy. Thanks for taking me on this ride along. I was actually up there then and keep hoping I'll spot my car.
Great video NC mike I enjoyed it alot man western NC is pretty cool bet its cold up there
Hello, from the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee! Just stumbled across the channel and video.
I like watching these & following along on a map. When you first turned onto Landscape Dr, google showed it as Reservoir Rd.
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As exciting as watching paint dry !
Beautiful but the roads are to windy made me dizzy after a while....
Where were you taking a trip to?
How bad is the winters ?
How much snow do you get ?
Thanks
It gets down to zero in this mountain area at times and they probably average 10 inches of snow but can easily snow that amount in one night or more.
A little narrative would have been helpful. Also pointing out the landmarks. I’ve never been there before so it was basically a road trip without knowing what you were passing or where you were going!
Definitely not filmed in October
I don't think he would lie about the month he filmed this but ok lol
@@WinterBaby90 The tree colors change by October.