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Place Description
Galloway Mountain

S Clay County between Shooting Creek and the Georgia state line.

Gallows Branch, The

rises in Salisbury, E Rowan County, and flows W into Grant Creek. Named for the fact that the early site of public hangings for Rowan County was nearby.

Gambrick Branch

rises in NW Burke County and flows E into Linville River.

Gamewell

community in SW Caldwell County. Alt. 1,078. Named for Gamewell Tuttle, a Methodist circuit rider who was in the area about 1840.

Gander Mountain

See Mount Bolus.

Ganders Fork

community in E Duplin County.

Gannaway

community in SW Caswell County. A post office operated there during the approx. period 1890-1905.

Gant Inlet

See Gunt Inlet.

Gants

community in SW Rockingham County served by post office, 1888-92.

Gap

community in W Stokes County at the head of East Prong Little Yadkin River.