on Millers Creek in W Duplin County.

rises in SE Cleveland County and flows SE into Buffalo Creek.

See Beattie's Ford.

rises in S Buncombe County and flows N into Bent Creek.

across the Catawba River, Lincoln-Mecklenburg Counties near the Iredell County line. Named for John Beatty, who owned land in the area as early as 1749. A post office named Beatie's Ford existed in the vicinity from 1806 to 1838. A part of the British army, in pursuit of Gen. Nathanael Greene, crossed the river there on February 1, 1781. The site is now under the waters of Lake Norman.

rises in central McDowell County and flows SE into Paxton Creek.

in E Bladen County on Lake Creek.

S Haywood County on the head of Inman Branch.

central Buncombe County in E Asheville. Alt. approx. 3,200. About 1850 James W. Patton erected a summer house or arbor there, and it became quite popular with courting couples, hence the name. Highway construction in 1979 opened a cut in the mountain alongside 1929 tunnel despite public opposition.

town and county seat in S central Carteret County. Laid out in 1713 and settled soon afterward. Inc. 1723. Named for Henry Somerset (1684-1714), Duke of Beaufort, one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina. Built on the site of an Indian village, Wareiock, said to have meant "Fish Town" or "Fishing Village"; the town was first called Fishtown. Home of North Carolina Maritime Museum. Alt. 9.