Prison Cell Door

Prison Cell Door (HM2B8P)

Location: Murphy, NC 28906 Cherokee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 5.202', W 84° 1.978'

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From the Cherokee County Prison Camp

The austere prison in Peachtree housed up to 100 prisoners tasked with building and maintaining local roads. In 1931, the state combined the Highway Commission and the State Prison Department. "Road camps" were built throughout the state to provide convict labor for road projects and maintenance.

A permanent prison was built in Peachtree in 1939, as part of depression era federal infrastructure programs, to replace a temporary facility in Andrews.

In 1957 the general assembly separated the Prison Department from the State Highway and Public Works Commission. Following this act, the prison camps in
Cherokee County and fourteen other North Carolina counties were eventually closed.

The relatively modern Cherokee County Camp continued as a state prison, still contracting road labor. The prison was abandoned in 1965 due to poor
economics and unpopular escapes.

Tri-County Community College was formed in July 1965, and was located on the former prison site in the Peachtree area of Western North Carolina.

A bronze plaque in front of the college reflects the former presence of the prison
door and the solitary confinement cell remains as a campus landmark.
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HM NumberHM2B8P
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Year Placed2007
Placed ByTri-County Community College
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 8th, 2018 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 770502 N 3886685
Decimal Degrees35.08670000, -84.03296667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 5.202', W 84° 1.978'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 5' 12.12" N, 84° 1' 58.68" W
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Area Code(s)828
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 93 Peachtree St, Murphy NC 28906, US
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