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A postcard view of Murphey Hall on the campus of the University of North Carolina, is named for Archibald D. Murphey. -
Archibald D. Murphey is the man for whom Murphy, N.C., is named, despite the misspelling.
Where do you live? Murphy, North Carolina, we say. If you’ve lived here any length of time you already have learned the phrase, “You’ve heard of Murphy’s law? Anything that can go wrong will – at…