Historical Marker

Cherokee War

SR 1522 (Peachtree Street) in Murphy · Murphy · Cherokee

North Carolina marker

Inscription

Major George Chicken of

South Carolina led first

English military expedition

against the Cherokee in this

area, 1715.

Location

AddressSR 1522 (Peachtree Street) in Murphy
CityMurphy
CountyCherokee
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.087520, -84.034170

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