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on a branch of Cabin Creek in S Henderson County.

community in central Alleghany County served by post office, 1890-1921.

community in SE Pender County. Alt. 44.

E Henderson County S of Bradley Mountain. Alt. 2,731.

was formed in 1750 from Bladen County. In the S central section of the state, it is bounded by the state of South Carolina and by Union, Stanly, and Richmond Counties. It was named for George Anson, Lord Anson (1697-1762), a British admiral who, for a number of years, was assigned to protect the commerce of the Carolina coast from pirates. Area: 536 sq. mi. County seat: Wadesboro, with an elevation of 423 ft. Townships are Ansonville, Burnsville, Gulledge, Lanesboro, Lilesville, Morven, Wadesboro, and White Store. Produces lumber, bricks, soybeans, oats, corn, milo, cotton, broilers, turkeys, hosiery, textiles, and wooden boxes. Sand, gravel, and crushed stone are also produced, and there are deposits of granite, sandstone, and shale for brick.

town in N central Anson County. Alt. 324. Settled 1844, named in 1857 for the county. Inc. 1885. Carolina Female College, 1850-67, est. by local planters and later operated by the Methodist Church, was there.

N central Anson County.

rises in NW Caldwell County on NW slopes of Rocky Knob and flows W into Johns River.

rises in N Swain County and flows S into Proctor Creek.

rises in S central Gaston County, about 2 mi. SE of community of South Gastonia, and flows N through Robinwood Lake and empties into Catawba Creek.