Gazetteer

See Ridgeway.

community in S Duplin County.

SE Watauga County, extends SE on the head of Dugger Creek.

S Watauga County, extends SE between Hog Camp Branch and Joe Creek.

a ridge approx. 4 mi. long extending NE from Long Creek to Sulphur Branch in N Gaston County. Alt. 1,100.

community in W Pasquotank County.

was formed by 1681 as a precinct of Albemarle County. Located in the NE section of the state, it is bounded by Albemarle Sound and by Perquimans, Gates, and Camden Counties. The name of the county is from the Indian word pāsk-e'tan-ki (where the current [of the stream] divides or forks). Area: 290 sq. mi. (229, land; 61, water). County seat: Elizabeth City, with an elevation of 12 ft. Townships are Elizabeth City, Mount Hermon, Newland, Nixonton, Providence, and Salem. Produces corn, soybeans, potatoes, cabbage, miscellaneous vegetables, cotton, hogs, livestock, textiles, ships, lumber, hosiery, apparel, paper boxes, and industrial machinery.

rises in NW Camden County and flows SE to form the Camden-Pasquotank county line until it enters Albemarle Sound. An Indian village, Pasquenoke, is shown in the area on the De Bry map, 1590. Appears as Pacequenock on the Blaeu map, 1640, and as Prascantanck River on the Comberford map, 1657. The Intracoastal Waterway enters Pasquotank River through Dismal Swamp Canal. See also Shipyard.

rises in NE Clay County and flows SW into Perry Creek.

E Macon County between Jack Knob and Brown Gap.