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Forney Creekrises in N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and flows SW and S into Tuckasegee River.
Forney RidgeN Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a lofty spur extending SW from Clingmans Dome between Forney Creek and Noland Creek.
Forneys Creek TownshipNW Swain County.
Forrester RidgeNW Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, extends SE from Blockhouse Mountain to the confluence of Haw Gap Branch and Hazel Creek.
Forsheecommunity in S Rockingham County between Troublesome Creek and Little Troublesome Creek. Served by post office, 1900-1917. Named for Annie Forshee, relative of postmaster.
Forsyth Countywas formed in 1849 from Stokes County. In the central part of the state, it is bounded by Guilford, Davidson, Davie, Yadkin, and Stokes Counties. It was named for Col. Benjamin Forsyth (ca. 1760-1814), a native of Stokes County who was killed on the Canadian frontier in the War of 1812. Area: 424 sq. mi. County seat: Winston-Salem, with an elevation of 858 ft. Townships are Abbotts Creek, Belews Creek, Bethania, Broadbay, Clemmonsville, Kernersville, Lewisville, Middle Fork, Old Richmond, Old Town, Salem Chapel, South Forks, Vienna, and Winston. Produces tobacco, wheat, oats, soybeans, blueberries, grapes, corn, poultry, dairy products, livestock, hogs, cigarettes and other tobacco products, hosiery, textiles, bakery products, machinery, fabricated metals, banking services, corrugated boxes, apparel, lumber, and crushed stone. See also Dobbs Parish; Wachovia.
Forsyth Creekrises in E central McDowell County and flows SE into Lake James on the Catawba River.
Fort AndersonSee Brunswick.
Fort Barnwellcommunity in NW Craven County. Alt. 40. Settled about 1800. Named for Fort Barnwell, constructed by Col. John Barnwell of South Carolina in a campaign against the Tuscarora Indians in April 1712. Remains of the fort are on a bluff overlooking the Neuse River 2 mi. NE of the community.
Fort BartowCivil War fort on Roanoke Island, Dare County.