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Warwick Mill PondE Robeson County on Jacob Swamp. Covers 10 acres; max. depth 10 ft.
Wash Creekrises in central Henderson County and flows SE into Mud Creek.
Wash Creekrises in NW Henderson County and flows SE into North Fork.
Wash HollowS Haywood County on Sam Branch.
Wash RidgeW Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a short spur extending SE from Shanty Mountain; center near lat. 35°37'07" N., long. 83°08'15" W.
Wash Woodscommunity and former Life Saving Station 4 mi. S of the Virginia line on Currituck Banks, NE Currituck County. Named for hundreds of old stumps there, exposed at low tide. A post office operated there, 1907-17, named Deals.
Washburncommunity in W Cleveland County. Alt. 960. Settled 1875. Named for W. W. Washburn, a county commissioner.
Washburn Creekrises in S Rutherford County and flows SW into Cleghorn Creek.
Washburns Storecommunity in E Rutherford County between Puzzle and Heaveners Creeks. Formerly known as Green's Grove and, when a post office from 1889 to 1906, as Lexine, named for Lexine Pruett, daughter of General Assembly member Greenbury Pruett.
Washingtoncity and county seat, W Beaufort County on Pamlico River. Alt. 11. Est. 1782. Known originally as Forks of Tar River but called Washington as early as 1776. Named by Col. James Bonner, founder of the town and friend of George Washington. Produces lumber, tobacco, textiles, and apparel. Known as "the original Washington" and commonly as "Little Washington" to distinguish it from the District of Columbia. Latter nickname not favored by town citizens.