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Place Description
Morrosenean

community in W Robeson County served by post office, 1871-1901.

Morrow Branch

rises in central Haywood County and flows SE into Jonathans Creek.

Morrow Creek

rises in S Rutherford County and flows NE into Second Broad River.

Morrow Gap

W Cherokee County between Shuler and Sular Creeks.

Morrow Mountain State Park

E Stanly County on Yadkin and Pee Dee Rivers. 4,135 acres. Est. 1935 on land given in large part by James McKnight Morrow. Former Naked Mountain, which see, renamed Morrow Mountain. Scenic, recreational area; picnicking, swimming, fishing, tent and trailer camping, boating, hiking, nature study, museum, restaurant, and recreation lodge. There are several peaks (Mill Mountain, Sugarloaf Mountain, and Tater Top Mountain) in the park, none of which is over 1,050 ft. in alt.

Morrow's Turnout

community in SW Mecklenburg County. Formerly known as Mount Moriah (post office, 1830-31, 1849-52), Mount Leer (post office, 1831-49), and since 1852 Pineville.

Morse Point

a neck of land extending from Virginia into the mouth of North Landing River in NE Currituck County.

Mortimer

town in W Caldwell County. Inc. 1907, but long inactive in municipal affairs. Alt. 1,502. Largely a ghost town. Est. in connection with a lumber mill.

Morton Creek

rises in W Transylvania County and flows SE into South Fork Flat Creek.

Morton Township

former township in NW Alamance County, now township no. 4.