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Place Description
Devil Den Ridge

N Macon County between Matlock Creek and Wests Branch.

Devil Knob

E Madison County on Laurel Creek.

Devil's Courthouse

overhang of Whiteside Mountain, which see, Jackson County.

Devil's Courthouse

peak in Transylvania County just off Blue Ridge Parkway. Cherokee lore has it that Judaculla, a giant, dwells in a cave on the mountain.

Devil's Cradle Creek

rises in N Franklin County and flows SE into Flatrock Creek.

Devil's Den

See Pilot Mountain.

Devil's Kitchin

pocosin in N Pender County adjacent to Stag Park tract.

Devil's Tramping Ground

W Chatham County 10 mi. S of Siler City, a circular path about 40 ft. in diameter that old-timers say has "always" been there. Legend says the Devil appears there at night to walk in a circle while he plots against the good and thinks up new forms of evil. No vegetation will grow in the path.

Devils Court House

SW Jackson County, is a N ridge or extension of Whiteside Mountain, which see.

Devils Court House Ridge

N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a short spur extending S from Mount Buckley.