Gazetteer
Place | Description |
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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. |