Gazetteer

rises in NW Bertie County and flows N into Hertford County where it enters Ahoskie Creek.

S Cherokee County, military installation where Gen. Winfield Scott, in command of U.S. forces, gathered Cherokee Indians before moving them west in 1838.

S Cherokee County S of Right Prong Martin Creek and W of Martin Creek. Named for the fort near the present town of Murphy, which see, where Gen. Winfield Scott, in command of U.S. forces, gathered the Cherokee Indians before moving them west in 1838.

on the SE tip of Oak Island in SE Brunswick County. Begun by United States in 1826; seized by North Carolina troops in 1861 and abandoned by Confederates in 1865. Used also in Spanish-American War and both world wars. Well-preserved remains now in Baptist summer camp area.

Civil War fort on Cape Hatteras 1 mi. up the beach from Hatteras Inlet. It was laid out by William B. Thompson and construction started about July 1861.

rises in NE Caldwell County E of Fort Defiance and flows N into Yadkin River.

NE Caldwell County. Home of William Lenoir, leader in Revolutionary War and public affairs; built 1788-92 and stands on site of frontier Fort Defiance.

built 1755-56 to protect W counties from Indians. Site in N central Iredell County, 4½ mi. N of Statesville.

State Historic Site and former Confederate fort at the S tip of New Hanover County. Construction began in April 1861 under direction of Capt. Charles P. Bolles, who was soon transferred. The first section of the fort was named Battery Bolles. Upon completion, the fort—constructed of sand, palmetto logs, and railroad iron—was named for Capt. Charles F. Fisher (1816-61), who had been killed at the Battle of First Manassas while commanding North Carolina troops. Fort Fisher controlled the Cape Fear River and kept the port of Wilmington open. The fort was bombarded from the sea on December 23-25, 1864, and January 12-13, 1865. It fell on January 15. During World War II, the site was used in connection with coastal defense. Restoration and development as a State Historic Site began in 1960.

community in S New Hanover County. Prior to 1957, when the name was changed by the county commissioners, the community was known as Monkey Junction because the proprietor of a store there once owned a great many monkeys.