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New Mattamuskeet CreekSee Juniper Bay.
New Riveris formed on the Ashe-Alleghany county line by the junction of North Fork and South Fork New River. It flows NE and NW into Virginia and West Virginia and enters Kanawha River at Charleston, W.Va. In its meanderings, it crosses the North Carolina-Virginia line into Alleghany County several times. Named because of the discovery of the river in 1749, when the boundary between North Carolina and Virginia was extended 90 mi. The surveyors crossed what they thought was "a large branch of the Mississippi which runs between the ledges of the mountains," and which, in the words of Governor Gabriel Johnston, "Nobody ever drempt of before." Designated a National Scenic River in 1976; now a state park.
New Riverrises in NW Onslow County near the Jones County line and flows SE across the county into Onslow Bay of the Atlantic Ocean. Appears as Corani River on the Moll map, 1729, and as New River on the Moseley map, 1733. Tradition says that it was originally a long lake in a swampy area, but after an extended period of torrential rain, the lake overflowed into the Atlantic Ocean and became a new river. Camp Lejeune Marine Base is near the mouth of New River.
New River InletS Onslow County between Stump Sound and Onslow Beach. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733.
New River Marine BaseSee Camp Lejeune.
New River Townshipcentral Watauga County.
New Salemcommunity in N Randolph County served by post office, 1879-1906.
New Salemcommunity in NE Union County. Named for a local school by the State Highway Commission when it took over maintenance of local roads and a name was entered on a road map of the county. The crossroads community there was originally called Euto by returning veterans of the Battle of Eutaw Springs, S.C., during the Revolution. Served by post office, 1880-1905.
New SalemSee Salem.
New Salem TownshipNE Union County.