NE Washington County, was formed in 1868.

rises in S central Brunswick County and flows S into Shallotte Creek.

rises in E Macon County and flows S into Cullasaja River.

NW Surry County. Alt. 2,082. A post office, Scull Camp, served the area, 1800-1856. The name appears on the U.S. Coast Survey map, 1865.

rises in central Lee County and flows NW into Big Buffalo Creek.

spring-fed lake in NE Iredell County. Formed in 1950; covers 38 acres, with a max. depth of 35 ft. Fishing, swimming, boating.

former community and steamboat landing on the SW shore of Roanoke Island, E Dare County. It was on Ashby Harbor. Named for Skiko, son of the chief of the Choanoke Indians, who was taken prisoner by Ralph Lane in 1586. Skyco was a post office from 1892 until 1913.

community in S Buncombe County. Alt. 2,257. Est. 1888 by Otis A. Miller as a resort. Produces electronic components.

S Buncombe County on Powell Creek, was formed in 1963 by Carolina Power and Light Company with the construction of an E dam and concrete spillway. It covers 320 acres, with a max. depth of 100 ft. and a shoreline of 9 mi. Used to condense turbine-exhaust steam at a steam power-generating plant and for public recreation.

rises in S Polk County E of Tryon Mountain and flows S into Pacolet River. Named for the Cherokee brave who, about 1774, showed his friendship for the whites by revealing to them an unknown route through the mountains. Knowledge of the route enabled Capt. Thomas Howard to defeat the Indians at Round Mountain, which see.