Beasleys Mill Pond | on Millers Creek in W Duplin County. |
Beason Creek | rises in SE Cleveland County and flows SE into Buffalo Creek. |
Beatie's Ford | See Beattie's Ford. |
Beaton Branch | rises in S Buncombe County and flows N into Bent Creek. |
Beattie's Ford | across the Catawba River, Lincoln-Mecklenburg Counties near the Iredell County line. Named for John Beatty, who owned land in the area as early as 1749. A post office named Beatie's Ford existed in the vicinity from 1806 to 1838. A part of the British army, in pursuit of Gen. Nathanael Greene, crossed the river there on February 1, 1781. The site is now under the waters of Lake Norman. |
Beatty Branch | rises in central McDowell County and flows SE into Paxton Creek. |
Beattys Mill Pond | in E Bladen County on Lake Creek. |
Beaty Spring Knob | S Haywood County on the head of Inman Branch. |
Beaucatcher Mountain | central Buncombe County in E Asheville. Alt. approx. 3,200. About 1850 James W. Patton erected a summer house or arbor there, and it became quite popular with courting couples, hence the name. Highway construction in 1979 opened a cut in the mountain alongside 1929 tunnel despite public opposition. |
Beaufort | town and county seat in S central Carteret County. Laid out in 1713 and settled soon afterward. Inc. 1723. Named for Henry Somerset (1684-1714), Duke of Beaufort, one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina. Built on the site of an Indian village, Wareiock, said to have meant "Fish Town" or "Fishing Village"; the town was first called Fishtown. Home of North Carolina Maritime Museum. Alt. 9. |