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Cherokee War

Cherokee War is a North Carolina historical marker in Cherokee County, dedicated 1939.

SR 1522 (Peachtree Street) in Murphy

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Major George Chicken of South Carolina led first English military expedition against the Cherokee in this area, 1715.

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Historical maps covering this location

1796 · Map of The Tennassee (sic) Government. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1797 · Tennassee Government. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1829 · Tennessee (A. Finley, 1829) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1895 · Gen. map VII. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1934 · Murphy, North Carolina (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Murphy, North Carolina, 1934, covering the location of Cherokee War, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Murphy, North Carolina, 1934, covering this location. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Cherokee War

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