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Montfordformer town in central Buncombe County. Inc. 1893; became a part of Asheville in 1905.
Montford Cove ChurchSee Whitehouse.
Montford Cove TownshipS central McDowell County.
Montford PointOnslow County. Training site for black Marines in World War II. Adjunct to Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station. See also Mount Pleasant Point.
Montford PointSee Mount Pleasant Point.
Montgomerycommunity in SW Montgomery County served by post office, 1854-58.
MontgomerySee Graham.
Montgomery Cornera point on the North Carolina-Georgia state line at the SE end of Sharptop Ridge, SE Clay County due S of 30 Mile Post, which see. From the point, the state line runs W to the junction of the North Carolina-Georgia-Tennessee state lines.
Montgomery Countywas formed in 1779 from Anson County. Located in the S central section of the state, it is bounded by Moore, Richmond, Stanly, Davidson, and Randolph Counties. It was named for Gen. Richard Montgomery (1736-75), Revolutionary War leader who was killed in the Battle of Quebec. Area: 499 sq. mi. County seat: Troy, with an elevation of 664 ft. Townships are Biscoe, Cheek Creek, Eldorado, Little River, Mount Gilead, Ophir, Peedee, Rocky Springs, Troy, and Uwharrie. Produces peaches, oats, wheat, corn, tobacco, cotton, poultry, hogs, livestock, cantaloupes, watermelons, textiles, furniture, packaging, carpets, mobile homes, lumber, apparel, clay, slate, pyrophyllite, and sand.
Montgomery Slougha tidal waterway in SE Brunswick County located just inside Long Beach and extending 2½ mi. W to Eastern Channel.