Murphy,
North Carolina is a place where you and your family
can enjoy your “peace” of the mountains – filling
your time with fun, beauty, recreation, and rest while you
enjoy peace of mind and a renewed spirit.
Murphy offers holiday festivities and is surrounded by great
fishing, golf, whitewater adventures, hiking, horseback riding,
and a host of other activities necessary to round out any
mountain vacation adventure.
Aside from the endless scenic and recreational opportunities,
Murphy and Cherokee County offers theaters, antique shops,
craft shows, flea markets, and festivals. You will find plenty
of restaurants, accommodations, recreational activities, churches,
shopping, and historical points of interest for you and your
family to enjoy. Fairs, festivals, and other special events
often take center stage in the county. As autumn colors change,
the National Appalachian Jeep Jamboree and Heritage Walk &
Festival in Murphy, the Antique Car Show and Chautauqua Ave,
and Appalachian Highlands Games in Andrews are popular events. |
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Visit
the unique regal blue marble County Courthouse built of locally
quarried stone from the nearby community aptly named Marble.
At the Cherokee County Historical Museum you can view an extensive
collection of Indian artifacts, early American tools, housewares,
and other exhibits of past mountain life. Nearby is the historic
Harshaw Chapel. This simple and beautiful building, made of
handmade bricks, sits atop a hill overlooking the town. njoy
awe-inspiring Fields of the Wood, a Biblical theme park west
of Murphy. Open from sunrise to sunset every day, this park
provides an unforgettable experience set within the natural
beauty of the area. An entire mountainside portrays the Ten
Commandments written in stone. There is the All Nations Cross
and replicas of the Jerusalem Tomb of Christ and Golgotha.
Murphy, has the distinction of being known as both the first
and last town in North Carolina, depending on which way you’re
going, of course. Murphy combines a rich, interesting past
with a strong promising future. Murphy began as an Indian
trading post called Huntersville, then Huntington, and finally
was named after Colonel Archibald D. Murphey, who was a state
senator and an advocate of education in western North Carolina.
The Andrews Recreation Center and the Konehete Park in Murphy
provide lighted tennis courts, little league ball fields,
outdoor
basketball courts, horseshoe pits, indoor and outdoor volleyball
courts, soccer fields, playground equipment, batting cages,
pavilions (great for birthday parties, church groups, family
gatherings, banquets or meetings), picnic tables, walking/jogging
trail, stocked
river ready for fishing, boating or canoeing, and other facilities.
For more information on Owen Glen, please contact
us. Owen Glen, a truly extraordinary community
for North Georgia mountain new construction and North Georgia
homes for sale. |
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