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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 |
|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant |
community in central Avery County. |
| Mount Pleasant Creek |
rises in E Randolph County and flows SW into Sandy Creek. |
| Mount Pleasant Point |
extends from E Onslow County into White Oak River about 20 ft. above the water. Named for the pre-Revolutionary plantation of Emanuel Jones. Also known as Montford Point, which see, in recent years. |
| Mount Pleasant Township |
former township in E Cabarrus County, now township no. 8. |
| Mount Prospect |
See Waynesville. |
| Mount Regis |
See Norlina. |
| Mount Sequoyah |
in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Swain County, N.C.-Sevier County, Tenn., line, lat. 35°40' N., long. 83°18'15" W. Alt. approx. 6,000. Named for Sequoyah (1770?-1843), Indian who devised a Cherokee alphabet used in teaching thousands to read and write. |
| Mount Squires |
in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Swain County, N.C.-Blount County, Tenn., line between McCampbell Knob and Rocky Top near lat. 35°33'47" N., long. 83°44'30" W. Alt. 5,042. Named for state senator Mark Squires (1878-1938), a leader in the movement to establish the park. Formerly known as Little Bald. |
| Mount Sterling |
W Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°42'10" N., long. 83°07'20" W. Alt. 5,835. Said to have been named by a woodcutter and logger from the town of Sterling, Ky. |
| Mount Sterling Creek |
rises in W Haywood County and flows NE into Pigeon River. |
