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Pasquotankcommunity in W Pasquotank County.
Pasquotank Countywas formed by 1681 as a precinct of Albemarle County. Located in the NE section of the state, it is bounded by Albemarle Sound and by Perquimans, Gates, and Camden Counties. The name of the county is from the Indian word pāsk-e'tan-ki (where the current [of the stream] divides or forks). Area: 290 sq. mi. (229, land; 61, water). County seat: Elizabeth City, with an elevation of 12 ft. Townships are Elizabeth City, Mount Hermon, Newland, Nixonton, Providence, and Salem. Produces corn, soybeans, potatoes, cabbage, miscellaneous vegetables, cotton, hogs, livestock, textiles, ships, lumber, hosiery, apparel, paper boxes, and industrial machinery.
Pasquotank Riverrises in NW Camden County and flows SE to form the Camden-Pasquotank county line until it enters Albemarle Sound. An Indian village, Pasquenoke, is shown in the area on the De Bry map, 1590. Appears as Pacequenock on the Blaeu map, 1640, and as Prascantanck River on the Comberford map, 1657. The Intracoastal Waterway enters Pasquotank River through Dismal Swamp Canal. See also Shipyard.
Passmore Branchrises in NE Clay County and flows SW into Perry Creek.
Passmore KnobE Macon County between Jack Knob and Brown Gap.
Pastookcommunity in S Davidson County served by post office, 1886-1901.
Pasture Branchrises in S Duplin County and flows SE into Northeast Cape Fear River.
Pasture Creekstream in Nelson Bay that cuts NW into the mainland in NE Carteret County. Approx. ¼ mi. long.
Pat KnobN Macon County between Sawmill Ridge and Shepherd Creek.
Pat Stable Branchrises in SW Macon County and flows NE into Nantahala River.