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mountain in S Macon County between Betty Creek and Dryman Fork. Alt. approx. 4,900.

rises in NE Cherokee County and flows SE and SW into Valley River.

an arm of White Oak River N of Swansboro, SE Onslow County between Muddy Creek and Mount Pleasant Point.

See Somerset.

rises in SW Granville County and flows SW into Knap of Reeds Creek.

or extends from the Fall Line, which see, on the E to the Blue Ridge Mountains on the w. In elevation, the area ranges from approx. 500 ft. above sea level on the E to 1,500 ft. on the w. Rolling hills and stiff clay soil are characteristic of the Piedmont. The Indians knew the region as Tar-ko-ee (Catawba Land; Under Hills).

is an extended area in the Piedmont section of the state from Wake County on the E through Durham, Orange, Alamance, Guilford, Randolph, Forsyth, Davidson, Rowan, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Gaston, and Lincoln Counties. It follows route of Interstate 85 and includes rapidly growing urban and industrial areas, most of which had their beginning along the route of the North Carolina Railroad.

in SE Transylvania County near Panther Mountain, drains S into Little River. Covers 5 acres, with a max. depth of 12 ft.

former resort in NW Burke County. Now abandoned.

a term used for the Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem area.