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Some place names included in The North Carolina Gazetteer contain terms that are considered offensive.
"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
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Appalachian Creek |
rises in NW Rutherford County and flows NE into Broad River. |
| Appalachian Mountains |
include all of the E mountains of the United States from Alabama to northern Maine. The name was given by Spaniards under Hernando De Soto in 1539 for the Apalachee Indians, whose name meant "people on the other side" (presumably of a river). In North Carolina the Blue Ridge, Black Mountains, and Great Smoky Mountains are part of the Appalachian Mountains. At one time, both Appalachian and Allegheny were names applied to the range from Georgia to New York, but a study by Arnold Guyot, "On the Appalachian Mountain System," published in 1861, firmly established the present name. See also Mountain Region. |
| Appalachian Trail |
a marked footpath extending approx. 2,050 mi. from Maine to Georgia. In North Carolina approx. 70 of the 200 mi. within the state cross the crest of the Great Smoky Mountains. The highest point on the trail is Clingmans Dome, with an alt. of 6,642 ft. Proposed in 1921 and completed in 1937, it has been described as the longest marked footpath in the world. |
| Appie |
community in N Greene County. Named about 1907 for Mrs. Appie (Apelia?) Bynum, local resident. |
| Apple Grove |
community in NW Ashe County. Alt. 3,137. |
| Appletree |
community in NW Greene County served by post office, 1886-98. Later known as Lindell, which see. |
| Appletree Branch |
rises in W Macon County and flows SE into Nantahala River. |
| Appletree Swamp |
rises in NE Wayne County and flows SE into Nahunta Swamp in Greene County. The name appears in local records prior to 1750. |
| Applewhite |
community in E Columbus County served by post office, 1892-1907. |
| Aquadale |
community in S Stanly County. Inc. 1943; charter repealed 1945. Named by local resident: aqua (water) and dale (valley). Many springs in the area. |
