Gazetteer
Place | Description |
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Big Spring Gap |
E Mitchell County at the head of Big Spring Creek. |
Big Stamp |
a peak in the Valley River Mountains on the Cherokee-Clay county line. |
Big Stamp Knob |
on the Cherokee-Clay county line. |
Big Stonehouse Creek |
See Stonehouse Creek. |
Big Swag |
peak of Round Mountain Ridge in NW Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Alt. 3,685. |
Big Swag Branch |
rises in central Jackson County and flows N into Bear Creek. |
Big Swag Gap |
See Beech Gap. |
Big Swamp |
rises in W Sampson County and flows S into South River. |
Big Tom |
peak in Mount Mitchell State Park, S Yancey County. One of two peaks known as Black Brothers until 1947, when renamed in honor of Thomas "Big Tom" David Wilson (1825-1909), bear hunter and guide who found the body of Elisha Mitchell on July 7, 1857, after he had fallen to his death on Mount Mitchell. Known earlier as Hairy Bear Mountain. |
Big Tomahawk Creek |
See Troublesome Creek. |