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See Mount Gould.

community in E central Bertie County served by post office, 1829-1907. Developed at the site of a plantation first known as Mount Golland and later Mount Gould after George Gould, a surveyor, came into possession of it. Littledals Ferry on the Chowan River nearby appears on the Collet map, 1770.

in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Haywood County, N.C.-Sevier County, Tenn., line near lat. 35°42'20" N., long. 83°15'30" W. Alt. 6,621. Named by Prof. S. B. Buckley prior to 1859 in honor of Arnold Guyot, geographer, who made the first comprehensive survey of the region and did much to stimulate public interest in the mountains. Known by the Cherokee Indians as Sornook

NE Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park at the N end of Dashoga Ridge. Alt. 6,148. Named for James Archibald Hardison (1867-1930) of Anson County, an original member of the N.C. State Park Commission.

S Haywood County near lat. 35°18'15" N., long. 82°55'38" W. Named 1957-58 for Dr. James F. E. Hardy of Asheville, who, in cooperation with Arnold Guyot, explored and named many of the mountains of W North Carolina in the 1850s. Formerly known as Black Mountain. Alt. 6,110.

S Haywood County near lat. 35°17'55" N., long. 82°55'30" W. Formerly known as Black Mountain Gap.

former mountain in NE Gaston County. Following the construction of the dam on the Catawba River at the site, it was almost covered by water. Its peak now forms an island in Mountain Island Lake. Named for Mount Hecla Mill in Greensboro. In 1848 a cotton mill was transplanted near there from Greensboro by the son-in-law of the owner of Mount Hecla Mill. See also Mountain Island Lake.

unincorporated community in S central Alamance County. Name derived either from biblical Mount Hermon or for a local road known as Hermon Road for Regulator leader Hermon Husband. Mount Hermon Methodist Church, est. around 1829, is there.

W central Pasquotank County.

town in E Gaston County. Post office est. as Huntersville in 1800, named for Rev. Humphrey Hunter, postmaster. Name changed to Woodlawn in 1846. Inc. 1879 as Mount Holly, named for the town in New Jersey where fine yarns were manufactured. Produces textiles and hosiery. Alt. 621. See also Nims.