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Swannanoa Tunnelon the Southern Railway, SE Buncombe County near Ridgecrest. Cut in 1879 at a cost of $600,000 and 120 lives, the tunnel marked the completion of a section of the railroad. An early use of nitroglycerine in engineering occurred there.
Swannercommunity in NW Alexander County.
SwannsboroughSee Swansboro.
Swansborotown in SE Onslow County on White Oak River. Earlier names had been Bogue, Weeks Point, The Wharf, and New Town. Est. as Swannsborough in 1783; named for Samuel Swann (1704-72), who represented the county in the Assembly, 1739-62. Inc. in 1877 as Swansboro.
Swansboro TownshipSE Onslow County.
Swansee GapW Cherokee County between an arm of Hiwassee River and Sular Creek.
Swash, Thea narrow channel between Horse Island and Core Banks, NE Carteret County.
Swayneycommunity in NE Swain County at the junction of Straight Fork with Raven Fork in Qualla Boundary.
Swearing Creekrises in N Davidson County and flows SW into Yadkin River. Named for Swearingen family. Appears on the Collet map, 1770, as Swaring Creek.
Sweet Branchrises in NW Swain County and flows S into Lake Cheoah.