Cherokee County has a lot of history and is the home of seven sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They include the Cherokee County Court House, made completely of Marble, Harshaw Chapel and Cemetery, and the John C. Campbell Folk School, founded in 1925 and located in Brasstown, North Carolina. The school offers week-long and week-end courses in crafts, music and dance, blacksmithing, woodcarving, art, and more.

Cherokee County has three public lakes. Hiwassee Lake, which has 163 miles of shoreline and whose dam is the highest overspill dam in the world at 307 feet. Apalachia Lake is surrounded by US Forest Service land and public access is limited, which leads to more enjoyment for the residents who do own the small amount of private land available to purchase there.

 Murphy, North Carolina

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Then there is Cherokee Lake which is about a mile in circumference and offers an easy handicap access fishing pier. A third of the county's total land  is comprised of the Nantahala National Forest, where you can enjoy camping, horseback riding, nature trails, fishing, and many other recreational purposes. Cherokee County is rich in its natural beauty with many lakes, rivers, streams, and mountains. This makes Murphy, North Carolina and Cherokee County a fantastic place to live, work and play. Come to Murphy, North Carolina and sit back and enjoy the Awesome Beauty of the Mountains and let Randy Dockery find your perfect mountain property.