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Place Description
Chappels Creek

rises in S Person County and flows S into North Flat River.

Charity

community in N central Yadkin County. Named for Charity Baptist Church.

Charles

community in N central Iredell County.

Charles Creek

See Muddy Creek.

Charles River

See Cape Fear River.

Charles Town

center of a colony from Charlestowne, Mass., est. in 1662 under the leadership of William Hilton, on Town Creek, E Brunswick County. Abandoned in 1663. In 1664 a colony from Barbados under the leadership of Sir John Yeamans occupied the site, but they abandoned it in 1665. New Town on the Ogilby map, 1671, apparently was intended to designate the settlement. See also Clarendon County.

Charleston

See Bryson City; Waughtown.

Charleston Township

E Swain County. Enlarged between 1934 and 1940 with the establishment of Great Smoky Mountains National Park to include the E part of Forneys Creek Township and all of Oconalufty Township.

Charley Bald

a peak at the N end of Charley Ridge on Rich Mountain in E Jackson County. Alt. 5,530.

Charley Branch

rises in W Swain County and flows SE into Wiggins Creek.