plantation in S Warren County near the community of Inez, the home of George W. Alston. The house built in 1852 is still standing.

NW Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the W side of Jenkins Trail Ridge and at the NE end of Big Fork Ridge. Alt. 4,420.

community in SE Alleghany County, settled about 1838 and named for cherry tree-bordered lane leading to home of Frank Bryan. Alt. 2,810.

SE Alleghany County.

N Buncombe County between Bald Knob and Little Snowball Mountain.

S Yancey County between Left Prong South Toe River and Hemphill Creek.

S Yancey County between Middle Fork [Upper Creek] and South Fork [Upper Creek].

rises in N Jackson County and flows NW into Hornbuckle Creek.

a point of land extending into the Neuse River near the mouth of Hancock Creek in SE Craven County.

SE Craven County on Neuse River. Begun in July 1941; opened March 1942. On 12,000 acres, it is the largest Marine air station in the world. The Overhaul and Repair Department of the U.S. Marine Air Corps there is the largest industrial defense plant in the state. A small community, Cherry Point, existed there prior to the est. of the station. The town of Havelock is adjacent.