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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
Shatter Muster Ground

See Axtell.
Shaw

community in central Cumberland County. Alt. 227.
Shaw Creek

rises in SW Anson County and flows S into Deadfall Creek.
Shaw's Corner

See Shawboro.
Shawano Ridge

NE Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, extends SW from Balsam Mountain near lat. 35°40' N., long. 83°12'33" W.
Shawboro

community in W Currituck County. Settled about 1775 and first known as Bayley. Perhaps to avoid confusion with Bailey in Nash County, it was renamed Shaw's Corner after the Civil War in honor of Col. Henry Shaw, Confederate officer. Name later changed to Shawboro by the Norfolk and Southern Railroad. Alt. 15.
Shawnee

See Long Island.
Shawneehaw

See Banner Elk.
Shawneehaw Creek

rises in W Watauga County and flows SW into NE Avery County, where it enters Elk River.
Shawneehaw Township

SW Watauga County.