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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
Camp Point

at the NW tip of the largest island in the Hog Island group, NE Carteret County. Earlier known as Whale Camp Point and was the site of an early settlement.
Camp Polk

World War I tank camp of 1,600 acres located in Raleigh and named for William Polk, Revolutionary War colonel. Camp had two sections: administrative, housing, and assembly grounds on Hillsborough Street and tank training grounds on Blue Ridge Road.
Camp Ridge

mountain in W Avery County.
Camp Springs

community in SW Caswell County. Believed to have been named because Cornwallis's troops camped there during the American Revolution.
Camp Swamp

rises in S Columbus County and flows SE into Horry County, S.C., where it enters Buck Creek.
Camp Tuscarora

Boy Scout camp and lake in S Wayne County S of Sleepy Creek.
Camp Two Branch

rises in S Haywood County and flows NW into Middle Prong.
Camp Vance

central Burke County, site of camp for state troops, 1861-64; named for Col. Zebulon B. Vance, Civil War governor. Raided by Federal troops in 1864.
Camp Whiting

a Civil War training camp at Wilmington, W New Hanover County.
Camp Wilson

See Vaughan's Springs.