community in central Montgomery County.

rises in NW Stanly County and flows NE in an arc into Riles Creek. Named for its meandering course. Known in 1903 as Fraley Branch.

community in SW Pender County. Alt. 33. Settled about 1888. Named for John H. Currie, a director of the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad. Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, February 27, 1776, the first battle of the Revolution in North Carolina, was fought nearby. Moores Creek National Military Park, a 30-acre tract with numerous historical monuments and a museum, is at the site.

rises in N Columbus County and flows S into West Prong Creek.

community in S Moore County est. as railroad stop in 1920s.

community and county seat, central Currituck County. Mentioned in local records as early as 1755. In 1822 a commission was appointed to purchase 20 acres around the courthouse, if local citizens voted approval, to lay out a town to be named Crawford. The proposal was defeated. Alt. 8.

or North Banks of Currituck, in E Currituck County, one of the Outer Banks, extends S from Virginia to Bodie Island in E Dare County. All or a part of Currituck Banks is shown as Lucks Island on the Comberford map, 1657. See also Lucks Island; Croatamung; Point Bacon; Goade Island.

between Swan Island and Currituck Banks in NE Currituck County. In 2003 state legislature directed county to rename bay.

See Corolla.

was formed by 1681 as a precinct within Albemarle County. Located in the NE section of the state, it is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Albemarle Sound, Camden County, and the state of Virginia. The name is traditionally said to be derived from Coratank, an Indian word for wild geese. Area: 469 sq. mi. County seat: Currituck, with an elevation of 8 ft. Townships are Crawford, Fruitville, Moyock, and Poplar Branch. Produces Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, soybeans, hogs, cattle, peanuts, steel products, concrete products, seafood, and lumber. See also Farmington.