community in SW Duplin County served by post office, 1892-1903. Name for large limestone sinkholes in the area.

a name appearing on the White map, 1590, in Pamlico Sound, E Dare County approx. between the present communities of Rodanthe and Salvo on Hatteras Island. The name is believed to have been an Algonquian Indian word for "take a breathing-spell," hence a resting place for those on a long canoe journey.

community in NE Brunswick County on Cape Fear River. Historically African American, center for Gullah Geechee culture and traditions.

E Anson County SE of Lilesville. Covers approx. 10 acres; max. depth 15 ft. Formed early in the twentieth century when gravel was removed from the site.

central Caldwell County. Named for James Nailor, an early settler.

community in central Wake County S of Raleigh. Settled 1898. Named for the biblical town by Rev. Thomas Price, who est. a Roman Catholic orphanage there. Alt. 325.

community in W Bertie County.

rises in SW Mecklenburg County and flows NW into Stowe Branch.

short stream in N central Carteret County that flows NE into South River.

a narrow, water-filled defile in central Franklin County that empties into Tar River.