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Hare's Mill PondE Hertford County near the mouth of Deep Creek. Formed about 1736. Covers approx. 75 acres; max. depth 10 ft.
Hares Branchrises in W Hertford County and flows NE into Worrell Mill Pond.
Hares Creekrises in S Graham County and flows NE into Tulula Creek. Named for Jim Hare, early black resident of the area.
Hares Crossroadscommunity in N Johnston County.
Hargetts Storecommunity in W Jones County.
HargroveSee Providence.
Hargrove Crossroadscommunity in NE Sampson County.
Hariots IslandSee Batts Island.
Harkers IslandSE Carteret County between The Straits and Back Sound, approx. 5 mi. long and 1 mi. wide. Granted to Thomas Sparrow, March 21, 1714; later sold to Ebenezer Harker, September 15, 1730. Known as Craney Island until 1783, when three brothers who owned the island—Zachary, James, and Ebenezer Harker—divided it among themselves. In 1957 the entire island was inc. as the town of Harkers Island. Appears as Davers Island on the Smith map, 1624, and as Crane Island on the Moseley map, 1733. On the latter map, the name Harker appears to denote the owner.
Harkers Island Townshipon Back Sound, The Straits, and the Atlantic Ocean in S Carteret County. Believed to have been home of Manteo, the Indian who befriended the Roanoke colonists, 1587.