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Wagon Road Gapon the Haywood-Transylvania county line at the NW tip of Wagon Road Ridge. Began as a foot trail for man and horse on way to Brevard; later was widened for 2-wheeled wagons to haul salt and other provisions and eventually to accommodate large, 4-wheeled wagons, hence the name. The Blue Ridge Parkway now crosses the Wagon Road there. Alt. 4,535.
Wagon Road Gapin NW Transylvania County between Poplar Lick Gap and Sandy Gap N of Pine Mountain.
Wagon Road Ridgeextends SE in N Transylvania County from Pisgah Ridge on the Haywood-Transylvania county line to the confluence of the forks of Bearwallow Brook.
Wagon Timber Branchrises in central Cherokee County and flows SE into Colvard Creek.
Wagonercommunity in E central Ashe County.
Wagonercommunity in W Yadkin County near South Deep Creek.
Wagramtown in E Scotland County. Known first as Montpelier, then (around 1900) as Fontcal. Inc. 1911 as Wagram. Probably named for the Austrian town where a battle was fought in 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars. Alt. 250.
Wagstaff Storecommunity in W Person County.
Wahoocommunity in NW Alexander County on Middle Little River.
Wahtom PocosinNW Bertie County.