Gazetteer
Place | Description |
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Hipps Ridge |
NW Cherokee County, extends NE parallel to Wolf Ridge. |
Hirams Hill |
a sand hill on Bogue Banks, SW Carteret County. Site of former community. Named for Hiram Moore. |
Hitchcock Creek |
rises in E Richmond County and flows SW into Pee Dee River. |
Hives |
community in central Sampson County served by post office, 1884-1902. |
Hiwassee Dam |
resort community covering 547 acres in W Cherokee County. Privately owned. Originally served as site of construction camp from 1936 to 1940 as Hiwassee Dam was being built on Hiwassee River. Alt. 1,375. |
Hiwassee Lake |
NW Cherokee County, was formed at the completion of Hiwassee Dam in 1940 on Hiwassee River. Approx. 20 mi. long; covers 6,120 acres, with a max. depth of 250 ft. Owned by Tennessee Valley Authority and used for flood control, power generation, and recreation. |
Hiwassee Lake State Park |
former state park in W Cherokee County containing 834 acres. Est. 1948; lease from Tennessee Valley Authority terminated on December 31, 1952, and it ceased to operate as a state park. Was a scenic and recreational area; provided fishing and nature study and had vacation cabins. |
Hiwassee River |
rises in Towns County, Ga., and flows NW into Clay County through Lake Chatuge; NW and W across the Cherokee-Clay county line; NW in Cherokee County through Hiwassee Lake and Apalachia Lake; and into Tennessee, where it enters Tennessee River approx. 30 mi. W of Athens, Tenn. Named for the Cherokee word ayuhwá-si (a meadow). |
Hiwassee Township |
S central Clay County. |
Ho-Ho Village |
a modern community on the mainland side of Bogue Sound, SW Carteret County between Bogue and Morehead City. |