point of land on the S side of Pamlico River, central Beaufort County near the mouth of Durham Creek. A fort or garrison was erected there in 1711 during the Tuscarora War. See also Durham Creek.

town in W Northampton County. Inc. 1891. Known as Garys in 1833 but changed to Garysburg after the post office there received the name in 1838. Alt. 145. Peebles Tavern and Blakely's Depot were nearby communities in the early nineteenth century, but they were supplanted by Garysburg. Strategically important during Civil War as convergence of two railroads. Site of Camp Beauregard, which see.

rises in E Transylvania County and flows SE into French Broad River.

rises in central Buncombe County and flows NW into Swannanoa River.

rises in S Lee County and flows SE into Little River.

former town in NW Northampton County on Roanoke River. It developed as the N terminus of the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, chartered 1835 and completed 1840. The town began to decline after 1865 when the bridge across the Roanoke River was burned. Named for Judge William Gaston (1778-1844). The site is now under the waters of Roanoke Rapids Lake. The modern community of Thelma, across the river, is S of the site. See also South Gaston.

was formed in 1846 from Lincoln County. Located in the SW section of the state, it is bounded by the state of South Carolina and by Cleveland, Lincoln, and Mecklenburg Counties. It was named for William Gaston (1778-1844), a member of Congress and a judge of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Area: 363 sq. mi. County seat: Gastonia, with an elevation of 825 ft. Townships are Cherryville, Crowell Mountain, Dallas, Gastonia, River Bend, and South Point. Produces corn, wheat, oats, hay, soybeans, air filters, trucking, nursery products, poultry, hogs, livestock, textiles, hosiery, machinery, corrugated boxes, chemicals, motor-vehicle parts, crushed stone, mica, and sand.

NW Northampton County.

city and county seat, central Gaston County. Inc. 1877 and named for the county in which it was located. Replaced Dallas as the county seat, 1909. Produces textiles, hosiery, machinery, corrugated boxes, electronic components, apparel, and motor-vehicle parts. Gaston College, est. 1964, is there. Alt. 825.

S central Gaston County.