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Eagle Fallsa low falls on Dan River, W central Rockingham County. Land adjacent was granted to Charles Galloway in 1745, and early county courts were held on his property. Eagle Falls plantation there, occupied by the Galloway family for many years and later passed to descendants named Carter. The house is now used for farm storage. See also Jackson.
Eagle Fork CreekSee Eagle Creek.
Eagle GapW Cherokee County between Fowler Bend and Hiwassee Dam.
Eagle Knobon the Jackson-Macon county line. Alt. 4,500.
Eagle Knobin central Graham County between Sweetwater Creek and Mountain Creek.
Eagle MillsSee Eagle.
Eagle Millscommunity in NE Iredell County. Mill operated by the Eagle family there burned by Stoneman's raiders, 1865, later rebuilt. A grain mill is now operated on Hunting Creek at the site.
Eagle Mills TownshipNE Iredell County.
Eagle Rocktown in E Wake County. A printing press operated there as early as 1854. Named for a rock on which an eagle fell when shot by Thomas Richard Debnum, around whose home the town developed. Inc. 1911, when lumber industry thrived there. Long inactive in municipal affairs. Alt. 326.
Eagle Rockmountain on Swain County, N.C.-Sevier County, Tenn., line between Pecks Corner and Copper Gap. Alt. 5,950-6,000.