In 1940 the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) completed work the the Hiwassee Dam in western North Carolina. The dam would flood almost 434,000 acres and create a lake that would have 180 miles of shoreline. The creation of this lake would mean many towns, graves, farms, roads and railroads, would have to be moved, or be flooded. The L&N would have to relocate part of their Murphy Branch line (Blue Ridge GA to Murphy NC) around the Cane Creek area.
Murphy NC was the meeting points for two railroads, the L&N and the Southern. The L&N would run from their Knoxville and Atlanta line in Blue Ridge, where the Southern ran from Ashville NC. Both railroads met and had their own Depots and rail yards in Murphy. Unfortunately the L&N abandoned tore up their tracks from Blue Ridge in 1982. The Southern kept their tracks and are now owned by the state of North Carolina.
Murphy NC was the meeting points for two railroads, the L&N and the Southern. The L&N would run from their Knoxville and Atlanta line in Blue Ridge, where the Southern ran from Ashville NC. Both railroads met and had their own Depots and rail yards in Murphy. Unfortunately the L&N abandoned tore up their tracks from Blue Ridge in 1982. The Southern kept their tracks and are now owned by the state of North Carolina.