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Andrews, North Carolina
Andrews is a town in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,667 at the 2020 census.
Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the Valley River was inhabited by Muscogee people. They constructed platform mounds in the centers of their towns. At least 14 existed within the limits. By the beginning of the 18th century, the Cherokee had pushed the Muscogee out and taken over their townsites. Many of the towns retained their original names.
Andrews was the site of two substantial Cherokee sister towns, Tomotla and Konohete. The meaning of Tomotla is lost. Konehete or Gu'nahitun'ya on the other hand, can be translated to mean "Long Place" or "Long Valley." The remains of the Andrews Mound survived until 1975, when the land owner bulldozed the structure after it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. All of the other mounds have been destroyed either through farming or malicious land owners.
The area was originally called Jamesville, and then the Whitaker Settlement, in honor of settler James Whittaker. The Old Tatham House at the base of Pisgah Road near Andrews was built in 1833. The two-story log cabin built by Thomas Tatham is the oldest surviving structure in the county.
In October 1837, Fort Delaney was constructed in present-day Andrews. It was built by the East Tennessee Mounted Volunteers and served as the U.S. Army’s post for the forced removal of Cherokee people from the upper Valley River valley in June 1838. Up to 1,500 Cherokee people, or about 10 percent of the total Cherokee population, passed through Fort Delaney during the Trail of Tears. A historical marker stands at the area today.
In 1852, Cherokee County’s first industry, a tannery northeast of what would become Andrews, was established by James Stewart. The area's first school was a log structure built on Fairview Road in the early 1880s. In the mid-1880s, David Samuel Russell was placed in charge of a commissary store in nearby Topton by Col. Alexander Boyd Andrews, second vice president of the Richmond and Danville Railroad. During 1888 and 1889, Russell scouted the county looking for a suitable site for his next store. He was reportedly captivated by the Valley River valley and thought it would be the "perfect site for a town." In 1885, Col. Andrews traveled to the site and agreed. He purchased the 50-acre C.A. Colvard farm property in 1890 to erect a railway commissary and divide the land into lots. The first structures at the town site were erected in 1890 by W.P. Walker. The area's earliest post office opened in 1890 and was originally located at Walker's Inn. Trains began visiting in 1891.
On February 21, 1905, the town of Andrews was incorporated, with Russell appointed as the first mayor. The Franklin Pierce Cover House, First Baptist Church, and Walker's Inn are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On October 27, 1906, the dedication of the Andrews Public School occurred, and its first classes began in August 1907 in the Masonic Lodge. The building was used until its demolition in the summer of 1961. The first known brick house in the county, the John Tatham House, was north of Andrews. It was destroyed in the early 1900s.
After African-Americans were forced out of Cumming, Georgia, in 1912, some came to Andrews and started a community called Happytop. A Carnegie library was built in Andrews in 1914. It was demolished in 1979 to make room for the current Andrews Public Library building. The Andrews Public Library joined the Nantahala Regional Library system in 1940.
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Andrews, North Carolina
Andrews is a town in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,667 at the 2020 census.
Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the Valley River was inhabited by Muscogee people. They constructed platform mounds in the centers of their towns. At least 14 existed within the limits. By the beginning of the 18th century, the Cherokee had pushed the Muscogee out and taken over their townsites. Many of the towns retained their original names.
Andrews was the site of two substantial Cherokee sister towns, Tomotla and Konohete. The meaning of Tomotla is lost. Konehete or Gu'nahitun'ya on the other hand, can be translated to mean "Long Place" or "Long Valley." The remains of the Andrews Mound survived until 1975, when the land owner bulldozed the structure after it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. All of the other mounds have been destroyed either through farming or malicious land owners.
The area was originally called Jamesville, and then the Whitaker Settlement, in honor of settler James Whittaker. The Old Tatham House at the base of Pisgah Road near Andrews was built in 1833. The two-story log cabin built by Thomas Tatham is the oldest surviving structure in the county.
In October 1837, Fort Delaney was constructed in present-day Andrews. It was built by the East Tennessee Mounted Volunteers and served as the U.S. Army’s post for the forced removal of Cherokee people from the upper Valley River valley in June 1838. Up to 1,500 Cherokee people, or about 10 percent of the total Cherokee population, passed through Fort Delaney during the Trail of Tears. A historical marker stands at the area today.
In 1852, Cherokee County’s first industry, a tannery northeast of what would become Andrews, was established by James Stewart. The area's first school was a log structure built on Fairview Road in the early 1880s. In the mid-1880s, David Samuel Russell was placed in charge of a commissary store in nearby Topton by Col. Alexander Boyd Andrews, second vice president of the Richmond and Danville Railroad. During 1888 and 1889, Russell scouted the county looking for a suitable site for his next store. He was reportedly captivated by the Valley River valley and thought it would be the "perfect site for a town." In 1885, Col. Andrews traveled to the site and agreed. He purchased the 50-acre C.A. Colvard farm property in 1890 to erect a railway commissary and divide the land into lots. The first structures at the town site were erected in 1890 by W.P. Walker. The area's earliest post office opened in 1890 and was originally located at Walker's Inn. Trains began visiting in 1891.
On February 21, 1905, the town of Andrews was incorporated, with Russell appointed as the first mayor. The Franklin Pierce Cover House, First Baptist Church, and Walker's Inn are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On October 27, 1906, the dedication of the Andrews Public School occurred, and its first classes began in August 1907 in the Masonic Lodge. The building was used until its demolition in the summer of 1961. The first known brick house in the county, the John Tatham House, was north of Andrews. It was destroyed in the early 1900s.
After African-Americans were forced out of Cumming, Georgia, in 1912, some came to Andrews and started a community called Happytop. A Carnegie library was built in Andrews in 1914. It was demolished in 1979 to make room for the current Andrews Public Library building. The Andrews Public Library joined the Nantahala Regional Library system in 1940.
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