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Blood Creekrises in SW Wilkes County and flows N into W. Kerr Scott Reservoir.
Bloodrun Creekrises in W Chatham County and flows SW into Brush Creek. Local tradition says that a "hot skirmish" occurred between small bands of Whigs and Tories during the Revolutionary War. Each side, not wishing to reveal its losses, buried its dead secretly. One of the sites selected as a burying ground was near the small stream, and it was given its present name to commemorate the shedding of blood in battle.
Bloody BluffS Sampson County overlooking Black River.
Bloody Forkrises in N Yancey County and flows NW into Cane River.
Bloody Rocknear Cullasaja, E Macon County. A blood-colored liquid oozing from the granite rock is said by legend to mark the site where a young man of the community was murdered by a jealous rival for the affections of a local lass.
Bloomery Swampis formed by the junction of Millstone and Juniper Creeks in NW Wilson County. It flows SE into Contentnea Creek. Known prior to 1782 as Great Swamp.
Bloomingdalecommunity in S Robeson County.
BloomingtonSee Archdale.
Bloomingtoncommunity in W Stanly County. Probably named for an early operator of a cotton gin.
Blossie Creekwaterway off Roanoke Bay separating Off Island from Bodie Island, E Dare County.