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Willardvillecommunity in N Durham County served by post office, 1891-1904. Alt. 438.
Willeytoncommunity in NE Gates County served by post office, 1886-1907.
William B. Umstead BridgeSee Redstone Point; Weir Point.
William B. Umstead State ParkW Wake County 10 mi. NW of Raleigh. Est. 1943 as Crabtree Creek State Park; name changed 1955 to honor the late governor William B. Umstead (1895-1954). Contains 5,080 acres. Nature trail; camping, fishing, and boating. See also Reedy Creek State Park.
Williamscommunity in S Wayne County near Williams Millpond.
Williamsformerly an inc. town in E Yadkin County, the site now being in W Forsyth County. A whiskey distillery was operated at the site by the Williams family (who settled there about 1765) from shortly after the Revolution until 1908. On February 26, 1903, the General Assembly passed a bill prohibiting the operation of whiskey distilleries outside of inc. towns. On March 3, 1903, the town of Williams was inc. With the coming of statewide prohibition in 1908, the Williams distillery closed and the "town" ceased to exist.
Williams Branchrises in NE Buncombe County near Ingraham Mountain and flows SW into Dillingham Creek.
Williams Branchrises in E Swain County and flows E into Wesser Creek.
Williams Creekrises in central Cleveland County and flows SW into First Broad River.
Williams Creekrises in NE Montgomery County and flows SE into Moore County, where it enters Wolf Creek.