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Preface to the 2nd edition
Preface to the 1st edition
Acknowledgments

"The North Carolina Gazetteer is a geographical dictionary in which an attempt has been made to list all of the geographic features of the state in one alphabet. It is current, and it is historical as well. Many features and places that no longer exist are included; many towns and counties for which plans were made but which never materialized are also included. Some names appearing on old maps may have been imaginary, but many of them also appear in this gazetteer.

Each entry is located according to the county in which it is found. I have not felt obliged to keep entries uniform. The altitude of a place, the date of incorporation of a city or town, may appear in the beginning of one entry and at the end of another. Some entries may appear more complete than others. I have included whatever information I could find. If there is no comment on the origin or meaning of a name, it is because the information was not available. In some cases, however, resort to an unabridged dictionary may suggest the meaning of many names."

--From The North Carolina Gazetteer, 1st edition, preface by William S. Powell

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Place Description
Salter Creek

rises in NE Carteret County and flows SE into Nelson Bay.
Salter Path

community near the center of Bogue Banks, S Carteret County. Settlement begun about 1900 on property owned by John A. Royall of Boston, Mass. A court judgment in 1923 restricted the settlement to 84 acres and declared that only persons then resident at Salter Path and their descendants could occupy the land. See also Rice Path.
Salters Lake

a natural lake in central Bladen County on Ellis Creek 6 mi. N of Elizabethtown. Covers 315 acres, with a max. depth of 10 ft. State owned and open to the public. Fishing, swimming, and boating. Part of Jones Lake State Park, which see.
Salters Lumps

two small islands in Brett Bay off Piney Point, NE Carteret County.
Salton Gap

N Buncombe County between North Knob and Grassy Knob.
Saltrock Branch

rises in NE Buncombe County and flows SE into North Fork [Swannanoa River].
Saltrock Gap

S Macon County on Tennessee Valley Divide.
Saluda

town in SW Polk County. Settled 1878 after the construction of the railroad. Inc. 1881. Took its name from the Indian word salutah (corn river). Alt. 2,097.
Saluda Mountain

S Henderson County along the South Carolina state line. Approx. 5 mi. long.
Saluda Township

SW Polk County.