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Place	Description
Moores Spring	former community and resort in W Stokes County on Cascade Creek. Flourished from about 1870 until the early twentieth century. The hotel burned about 1935, and the site is now a popular campground. Bottled water from the spring was widely marketed.
Mooresboro	community in W Cleveland County. Alt. 970. Settled in 1780s; inc. 1885. Charter repealed 1943. Named for Lem Moore, an early settler.
Mooresville	town in S Iredell County near Lake Norman. Inc. 1873. Named for John F. Moore, first mayor and donor of land for railroad depot in 1857. Construction of the railroad began in 1860. Alt. 910. Produces apparel, textiles, and milling products.
Mooresville	See Warsaw.
Moose Cove	central Cherokee County.
Mooshaunee	community in N Moore County founded around railroad siding and school.
Moratock	community in W Montgomery County served by post office, 1892-1926.
Morattico River	See Roanoke River.
Moratuc	village of the Moratuc Indian tribe on the Roanoke River near the present junction of Bertie, Martin, and Washington Counties. Appears on the White map, 1585; the Velasco map, 1611; and the Smith map, 1624. See also Roanoke River.
Moravian Creek	rises in S Wilkes County and flows NE into Yadkin River. Named for the fact that Moravians had a grant from Earl Granville (see Granville District) there in the eighteenth century.