Anderson Swamp Creek | rises in central Vance County and flows N into Kerr Lake. |
Anderson Township | S central Caswell County. |
Anderson's Mountain | NE Lincoln County. Also known as Little Mountain. |
Anderson's Store | See Anderson. |
Andersons Crossroads | community in N Halifax County. |
Andreas Branch | rises in N central Swain County and flows W into Noland Creek. |
Andrews | town in NE Cherokee County. Inc. 1905. First known as Valley Town, a name still applied to an adjacent community. Renamed for Alexander Boyd Andrews (1841-1915), leader in the development of the Western North Carolina Railroad. Alt. 1,825. Produces textiles and apparel. |
Andrews Bald | N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park between Forney Creek and Salola Branch. Alt. 5,860. |
Andrews Geyser | SW McDowell County, in Horseshoe Bend of the Southern Railway, was constructed in the 1880s, restored in 1911 and 1975, as a tribute to Col. Alexander Boyd Andrews, builder of the Western North Carolina Railroad into Asheville. Water from a higher mountain lake about 2 mi. away is piped to the site. Natural pressure forces the water upward in a 100-ft. jet from the center of a stone fountain. Formerly passenger trains stopped there for 20 minutes to enable those interested to visit the site. |
Andy | community in N Polk County on the head of Bullin Creek. |