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Place Description
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 Inc. 1903; charter repealed 1929.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.