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Place Description
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.