Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Appalachian Trail |
a marked footpath extending approx. 2,050 mi. from Maine to Georgia. In North Carolina approx. 70 of the 200 mi. within the state cross the crest of the Great Smoky Mountains. The highest point on the trail is Clingmans Dome, with an alt. of 6,642 ft. Proposed in 1921 and completed in 1937, it has been described as the longest marked footpath in the world. |
| Appie |
community in N Greene County. Named about 1907 for Mrs. Appie (Apelia?) Bynum, local resident. |
| Apple Grove |
community in NW Ashe County. Alt. 3,137. |
| Appletree |
community in NW Greene County served by post office, 1886-98. Later known as Lindell, which see. |
| Appletree Branch |
rises in W Macon County and flows SE into Nantahala River. |
| Appletree Swamp |
rises in NE Wayne County and flows SE into Nahunta Swamp in Greene County. The name appears in local records prior to 1750. |
| Applewhite |
community in E Columbus County served by post office, 1892-1907. |
| Aquadale |
community in S Stanly County. Inc. 1943; charter repealed 1945. Named by local resident: aqua (water) and dale (valley). Many springs in the area. |
| Aquascog River. |
See Whipping Creek. |
| Aquascogoc |
appears on the White map, 1585, as an Indian village near the head of Pungo River estuary, not far from either modern Scranton in Hyde County or Belhaven in Beaufort County. |