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Place Description
Bost Creek

rises in SE Cabarrus County and flows SE into Rocky River.

Bostic

town in central Rutherford County between Second Broad River and Puzzle Creek. Alt. 923. Inc. 1893. Named for George T. Bostic, first mayor.

Bostick's Mills

community in N Richmond County served by post office, 1830-1905.

Bosts Mills

community in SE Cabarrus County on Rocky River, former site of gristmill and sawmill.

Boswell

community in central Buncombe County W of Asheville near Deaver View.

Boteler Peak

NE Vineyard Mountain, E Clay County. Alt. 4,500.

Bottom

community in N Surry County on Beaver dam Creek.

Bottomless Pools

in Pool Creek, SW Rutherford County at Lake Lure. Formed by whirlpool action of the rushing water in weaker sections of the huge granite rock over which it flows. Three pools now exist, and a fourth apparently is being formed. In 1947 a geologist who studied them reported that the pools may vary in age from 100,000 to a million years.

Boulding Creek

rises in central Granville County and flows SE into Tar River.

Boushell

community in E central Wake County.