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Place Description
Horseshoe Mountain

SE Macon County at the head of Brooks Creek.

Horseshoe Neck

a sharp bend in the Yadkin River in W Davidson and E Davie Counties. The neck of land formed by the bend is in Davidson County. Appears on the Collet map, 1770, as Horse-shoe. See also Boone's Cave.

Horseshoe Ridge

S Swain County between Dark Branch and Davis Branch.

Horseshoe Rock

peak on the SW end of Wolf Mountain, E Jackson County.

Horseshoe, The

bend in Nantahala River, W Macon County.

Horseshoe, The

a ridge parallel to a deep bend in Hazel Creek, W Swain County.

Horsetrough Ridge

NE Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a spur extending SW from Overlook Ridge between Heintooga Creek and Selma Creek.

Horseway Swamp

rises in E Pitt County and flows NE into Beaufort County, where it enters Chicod Creek.

Horton Bay

N central Carteret County behind Horton Point near the mouth of South River.

Horton Branch

rises in N Cherokee County and flows SW into Beaverdam Creek.