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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
Carolina Power Lake

NW Person and NE Caswell Counties on Hyco River. Formed in 1964 by the construction of Hyco Dam by Carolina Power and Light Company to condense turbine exhaust steam at its electricity-generating plant there. The lake is approx. 10 mi. long and covers 3,750 acres. It is also used for public recreation. Sometimes referred to as Roxboro Lake and Hyco Lake.
Carolina River

See Albemarle Sound.
Carolina Shoal Beach

extreme S tip of the mainland of New Hanover County between the Atlantic Ocean and the Cape Fear River.
Carolina Township

NE Pitt County.
Caroon Point

a point extending from mainland of N Dare County, near Mashoes, into Albemarle Sound.
Carpenter

community in W Wake County settled 1865. Named for William Carpenter, early settler. Alt. 325.
Carpenter Branch

rises in W Haywood County and flows S into Jonathans Creek.
Carpenter Knob

in N Cleveland County between Poundingmill and Knob Creeks. Alt. 1,619.
Carpenters Branch

rises in S Macon County and flows N into Allison Creek.
Carpenters Knob

W Lincoln County. Alt. 1,500.