Graham County was founded on January 30th 1872 from what was a portion of Cherokee County. The county was named for William A. Graham, who served as a United States Senator from 1840-1843 and then Governor of North Carolina from 1845-1849.

Graham County covers an area of 433 square miles, which have an elevation ranging from 1,177 feet above sea level to a height of 5,560 feet above sea level. 10 square miles of the county is water. The Nantahala National Forest covers two-thirds of the county of Graham. The county seat is Robbinsville.

The Cherokee Natives who live in Graham County are known as the Snowbird Cherokee community, which includes the Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation and are located on the Qualla Boundry.

Graham County has some interesting historical facts which include, it is the birthplace of Ronnie Milsap, well know country music legend. The movie industry filmed the silent film, Stark Love and featured some of the local residents as actors. Portions of the 1993 movie The Fugitive, starring Harrison Ford, was filmed at the Cheoah Dam, then in 1994 a portion of the movie Nell which starred Jodie Foster were filmed near Robbinsville. A stretch of 318 curves in 11 miles of US Highway 129 is very popular with motocycle and sports car enthusiasts and this stretch is called the Tail of the Dragon. At the time of this writing, Graham County had a total of only 3 stop lights.

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Named for the Cherokee people and formed in 1839 is Cherokee County. Many of the Cherokee natives or their descendants still live in the area. Cherokee County was formed from the western part of Macon County and covers an area of 497 square miles. Murphy, NC is the county seat of Cherokee County.

Because of the natural landscape of Cherokee County, it is located in the southern Appalachian Mountains with portions falling between the boundaries of the Nantahala National Forest and the Hiawassee River, which is a tributary of the Tennessee River and flows through the county from southeast to northwest.

One historic event for Cherokee County is that in April 1974, parts of the county were affected by a historic weather event, which was the Super Outbreak of tornadoes. These tornadoes affected not only Cherokee County but at least portions of 13 states and at the time was the largest event of this kind to be recorded in the US.

It is well known that when you are in Cherokee County, you are in the westernmost portion of the state of North Carolina of all the 100 counties. Cherokee County is serviced by four major highways; US 64 which is the longest highway in the state of NC, US 74 that links Asheville, Charlotte & Wilmington with Chattanooga, TN and both US 19 and US 129, which provide connections to Atlanta GA to the South and Knoxville TN to the North.

A portion of the Nantahala National Forest is located in Cherokee County and this is considered as a national protected area. The Native American tribe living in Cherokee County is known as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and is a federally recognized Native American tribe in the United States. It is not unusual to see many of the local tribesmen today still practicing many of the original ceremonies during your visit to Cherokee County. Many Cherokee historians are affiliated with or are themselves members of the Eastern Band.

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The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce/Welcome Center is located at 805 West U.S. 64 Highway, in the county seat of Murphy. We are open from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday throughout the year. In addition, we are open on Saturdays from April through October and on most holidays during the summer. The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization governed by a group of twelve board members who are elected for three-year terms.

Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce Services:

• Economic Development
• Tourism

Contact Details for Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce

Tel:    828-837-2242

Fax:  828-837-6012

Web:   www.cherokeecountychamber.com

Email: info@cherokeecountychamber.com

Address:

805 West U.S. 64 Highway
Murphy, NC 28906

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Action Realty GroupServices:

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Contact Details for Action Realty Group

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Address:

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Murphy, NC 28906

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Berg Mountain Homes Services:

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Contact Details for Berg Mountain Homes

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Address:

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Murphy, NC 28906

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Address:

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Murphy, NC 28906

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Brother’s Restaurant Services:

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Contact Details for Brother’s Restaurant

Tel:    828.835.9100

Web:  www.brothersrestaurantinmurphy.com

Email:  brothersrestaurantinmurphy@yahoo.com

Address:

5722 US 64 West
Murphy, NC 28906

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