Gazetteer
Place | Description |
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Alligator Creek |
rises in central Pamlico County and flows N into Bay River. |
Alligator Creek |
rises in N Tyrrell County and flows SE and NE into the mouth of Alligator River. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733. |
Alligator Creek |
a tidal stream on Eagles Island in E Brunswick County. It flows S into the Cape Fear River. |
Alligator Creek |
rises in E central Camden County and flows E into North River. |
Alligator Dismal Swamp |
See Great Alegator Dismal Swamp. |
Alligator Lake |
a natural lake in N Hyde County, 3½ mi. in diameter, almost a perfect circle. Not shown on the Collet map, 1770, or the Mouzon map, 1775; a map in The Political Magazine (November 1780) shows an enlarged area at the head of Alligator River. Not until 1812, on a map published in Boston, is the lake clearly shown. Within a few years it was being labeled Alligator Lake on maps. The lake now is filled by swamp drainage; its two outlets are the New Lake Fork of Alligator River and a drainage ditch leading into Pungo River. Alligator Lake, known locally as New Lake, covers approx. 6,000 acres and is 6 to 7 ft. at its deepest. |
Alligator Pond |
built beside McClendon's Creek 2 mi. S of Carthage, Moore County. 1 acre. |
Alligator River |
rises in central Hyde County and flows E and N to the Hyde-Tyrrell county line, SE to the Dare-Tyrrell county line, and N into Albemarle Sound. In part, the Intracoastal Waterway follows the Alligator River. Appears as Layn Flu[ve] on the Smith map, 1624, undoubtedly named for Ralph Lane, governor of the first Roanoke colony. Appears as Alligator River on the Ogilby map, 1671. |
Alligator River Bridge |
See East Lake Landing; Sandy Point. |
Alligator Swamp |
rises in NW Brunswick County and flows N into Juniper Creek. |