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"The North Carolina Gazetteer is a geographical dictionary in which an attempt has been made to list all of the geographic features of the state in one alphabet. It is current, and it is historical as well. Many features and places that no longer exist are included; many towns and counties for which plans were made but which never materialized are also included. Some names appearing on old maps may have been imaginary, but many of them also appear in this gazetteer.
Each entry is located according to the county in which it is found. I have not felt obliged to keep entries uniform. The altitude of a place, the date of incorporation of a city or town, may appear in the beginning of one entry and at the end of another. Some entries may appear more complete than others. I have included whatever information I could find. If there is no comment on the origin or meaning of a name, it is because the information was not available. In some cases, however, resort to an unabridged dictionary may suggest the meaning of many names."
--From The North Carolina Gazetteer, 1st edition, preface by William S. Powell
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Moravian Creek |
rises in S Wilkes County and flows NE into Yadkin River. Named for the fact that Moravians had a grant from Earl Granville (see Granville District) there in the eighteenth century. |
| Moravian Falls |
S Wilkes County on Moravian Creek. Water falls from 30 to 35 ft. over broad, steep rock between wooded hills. Named because of its discovery by Moravian surveyors in 1752. Fishing, swimming, and picnicking. |
| Moravian Falls Township |
S Wilkes County. |
| Morehead |
See Rudd. |
| Morehead Bluffs |
See Edgewater. |
| Morehead City |
town in S central Carteret County on Bogue Sound and Newport River. Summer resort and the only deep-sea port in the state N of Wilmington; state port facilities are there. Inc. 1861 and named for John Motley Morehead (1796-1866), governor of North Carolina, who had bought land there in 1853 as the terminus of a newly inc. railroad. Ships are built there; produces asphalt and apparel. The site was formerly known as Shepherds’ Point, which see. Alt. 16. |
| Morehead Township |
S Carteret County. Known for a time as township no. 2. |
| Moretz |
community in NE Watauga County on Meat Camp Creek. A post office operated there, 1849-1910. |
| Morgan Bay |
in central Onslow County in New River. |
| Morgan Branch |
rises in E central Brunswick County and flows S into Town Creek. |
