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Place Description
Currituck Creek

rises in SE Hertford County and flows SE into Bertie County, where it enters Chowan River.

Currituck Inlet

through what is now Currituck Banks, E Currituck County, shown on the Comberford map, 1657, as Choratuck Inlet. Closed by a storm in 1828. See also Denniss Island.

Currituck Narrows

See Poplar Branch.

Currituck Parish

Church of England, Currituck County, coextensive with the county, est. 1715. In 1767 the parish had 400 white taxables.

Currituck Point

extends from the SW mainland of Hyde County into the mouth of Pungo River.

Currituck Sound

the body of water between Currituck Banks on the E and the mainland of Currituck County on the W and from Knotts Island on the N to Powells Point on the s. Approx. 30 mi. long; max. width, 4 mi. It appears on the Moseley map, 1733. In 1930 Wright Memorial Bridge, 3 mi. long wooden span, was built across the sound from Point Harbor to N of Kitty Hawk. See also Titepano.

Currituck Township

W Hyde County.

Curtis

community in central Alamance County served by post office, 1855-1905.

Curtis Cove

S Haywood County. A tributary of West Fork Pigeon River flows through the cove.

Curtis Creek

rises in N central Avery County and flows N into Elk River.