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Place Description
North River Pocosin

along the W shore of North River in S Camden County.

North River Point

is the tip of S Camden Point, which extends into the mouth of North River.

North River Thorofare

between two groups of tidal-marsh islands in S Carteret County.

North Rock

island in Pamlico Sound, NE Carteret County N of Portsmouth Island. In 1795 the middle section of the island was submerged; the W end was called Great Shell Rock and the E end Little Shell Rock.

North Rocky Creek

rises in S Wilkes County and flows S into Rocky Creek.

North Rodanthe

See Rodanthe.

North Second Creek

is formed in NW Rowan County by the junction of Back and Withrow Creeks and flows NE into Yadkin River. Appears as Second Creek on the Collet map, 1770. Named because it was the second creek reached by settlers moving W from Salisbury, Grants Creek being the first. See also Withrow Creek.

North Shores

community on Pamlico River, W Beaufort County.

North Slope Ridge

N Transylvania County extends E between Joel Branch and Davidson River.

North Stinking Quarter Creek

rises in SE Guilford County and flows NE into Alamance County, where it enters Stinking Quarter Creek, which see.