Gazetteer
Place | Description |
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Swampy River |
See Black River. |
Swan Corner |
community in N Pamlico County on Chapel Creek. Named for local Swan family. |
Swan Creek |
rises in E Pamlico County and flows SE into Pamlico Sound. |
Swan Island |
NE Currituck Sound 2 mi. S of Knotts Island, N Currituck County. Approx. ½ by ¼ mi. in size. Site of Swan Island Club, duck-and goose-shooting club owned by wealthy Bostonians. |
Swan Islands |
three islands in Pamlico Sound in N end of Carteret County. |
Swan Mountain |
central Buncombe County, extends from the junction of Swope and Bull Creeks to High Swan (peak). |
Swan Point |
the NW point of Cedar Island in NE Carteret County. |
Swan Pond |
a natural pond about 1½ mi. long in the Neuse River low grounds of SE Johnston County. |
Swan Quarter |
former town and present county seat, S Hyde County. Alt. 10. Settled prior to 1836, when it was made the county seat. Inc. 1903; charter repealed 1929. Believed to have been named for Samuel F. Swann, an early owner of the site. |
Swan Quarter Bay |
in Pamlico Sound E of Bell Island in S Hyde County. See also Cecils Harbor. |