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Endicottcommunity in central Montgomery County served by post office, 1886-1911.
Endicott Branchrises in NW Surry County and flows SE into Fisher River.
Endor Iron Workson Deep River N of Sanford in Lee County, large smelting furnace provided iron to Confederacy, 1862-65. Operated irregularly thereafter.
Endycommunity in W Stanly County. Named for Arch Eudy who, in 1903, applied for the establishment of a post office there. The Post Office Department misread his name and assigned the name Endy instead of the requested Eudy.
Endy Townshipcentral Stanly County.
EnergySee Siler City.
Enfieldtown in S Halifax County. The county seat of Edgecombe County was there from 1745 until the formation of Halifax in 1759; the first Halifax court met there, but Halifax (town) was afterward the county seat. Inc. 1861. Named probably for the town of Enfield, Middlesex, England. Known originally as Huckleberry Swamp. Alt. 111.
Enfield TownshipS Halifax County.
Engagement Hilla sand hill between the ocean and sound in Nags Head, E Dare County, now covered by houses. A favorite spot for visits by young couples in former days.
Engelhardcommunity in E Hyde County on Far Creek. Alt. 2. Inc. 1874; charter revoked 1967. Named for Joseph A. Engelhard (1832-79), publisher of the Wilmington Daily Journal, 1861-70. Known earlier as Far Creek.