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Place Description
Cape Hatteras Woods

See Hatteras Woods.

Cape Kenrick

in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries extended into the Atlantic Ocean from Hatteras Island in E Dare County between the present communities of Rodanthe and Salvo. Appears on the Velasco map, 1611. It disappeared later in the seventeenth century, either through erosion or in a storm. Wimble Shoals, which see, are now at the site. Kenrick is believed to have been derived from the Algonquian Indian word for "sinking-down-sand."

Cape Lookout

the southernmost tip of Core Banks in SE Carteret County. A lighthouse, coast guard station, and a few summer cottages are there. The De Bry map, 1590, marks the point as "Promontorium tremendum." On the Velasco map, 1611, it is Cape Feare. On the Ogilby map, 1671, it appears as Cape Lookout.

Cape Lookout National Seashore

was authorized to be est. by U.S. Congress in 1966 on Core Banks, Portsmouth Island, and Shackleford Banks on the Outer Banks of E Carteret County. Area contains approx. 16,400 acres.

Cape Lookout Shoals

in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Lookout, which see, SE Carteret County.

Cape of Feare

See Cape Fear.

Cape Point

the extreme tip of land at Cape Hatteras, extends into the Atlantic Ocean, SE Dare County.

Cape St. John

See Cape Hatteras.

Cape, The

See Buxton.

Capell Mills

community in N Richmond County served by post office, 1869-1905.