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Mount Chapmanin Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Swain County, N.C.-Sevier County, Tenn., line, lat. 35°41' N., long. 83°17' W. Named for David Carpenter Chapman (1876-1938?) of Knoxville, Tenn., whose initiative and persistent activity over many years was largely responsible for the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park by the act of Congress approved on May 22, 1926. Alt. 6,425. Formerly known as Black, Old Black, and The Black.
Mount CollierS Orange County at NE end of Grampian Hills.
Mount Collinsin Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Swain County, N.C.-Sevier County, Tenn., line, lat. 35°35' N., long. 83°28' W. Named for Robert Collins (1806-63), one of the first settlers in the area and a guide for Arnold Guyot and other explorers. Mount Collins was renamed Mount Kephart in 1928, but that name was later given to another peak. Alt. 6,255.
Mount Craigpeak in Mount Mitchell State Park, S Yancey County near lat. 35°46'40" N., long. 82°15'40" W. Alt. 6,663. Second-highest peak in the state. One of two peaks known as Black Brothers until 1947, when renamed in honor of Governor Locke Craig (1860-1924), who was largely responsible for the establishment of Mount Mitchell State Park. Known earlier as Balsam Cone.
Mount Davisin Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Swain County, N.C.-Sevier County, Tenn., line. Alt. approx. 5,000. Formerly named Greenbrier Knob; renamed about 1950 for Willis P. Davis of Knoxville, Tenn., who started the movement for the establishment of the park. Located at lat. 35°34'15" N., long. 83°38'03" W.
Mount Energycommunity in S Granville County served by post office, 1877-1900.
Mount Gallantelevation in NW Northampton County. Alt. 250. Plantation there was owned by William Maule and called by the name in 1723. Governor William Tryon visited Mount Gallant in 1765 and remarked upon the fine view from its summit. Appears on the Collet map, 1770, and on the MacRae map, 1833.
Mount GibbesS Yancey County in Black Mountains between Clingmans Dome and Stepps Gap. Alt. 6,600. Named about 1852 for Dr. Robert Wilson Gibbes (1809-66) of Columbia, S.C., the first to measure its altitude.
Mount Gileadcommunity in N Cabarrus County.
Mount Gileadtown in SW Montgomery County. Settled by 1835, when a post office was est. there. Inc. 1899. Originally called Providence and was part of a 1797 land grant to William Scarborough. Named for the biblical mountain. Alt. 421. Produces shoes, hosiery, textiles, and apparel.