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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.

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--From The North Carolina Gazetteer, 1st edition, preface by William S. Powell

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Place Description
East Fork [Savannah Creek]

rises in W Jackson County and flows NW into Savannah Creek.
East Fork [South Fork New River]

rises in S Watauga County and flows NW to join Middle Fork and Flannery Fork in forming South Fork New River approx. 2 mi. SE of town of Boone.
East Fork [South River]

a short stream at the headwaters of South River in N central Carteret County.
East Franklin

community in central Macon County.
East Fruitland

See Pores Knob.
East Gastonia

unincorporated outskirts of city of Gastonia, central Gaston County.
East Howellsville Township

E Robeson County.
East Kings Mountain

former town in W Gaston County on the Cleveland County line. Inc. 1907. By popular vote, it was transferred to Cleveland County in 1915. Became a part of Kings Mountain, which see, in 1923.
East Lake

lake on the mainland of N Dare County, empties into the mouth of Alligator River.
East Lake Landing

NW Dare County on Alligator River. State-operated free ferry from the landing to Sandy Point in NE Tyrrell County was replaced by the Lindsay C. Warren Bridge, 2.83 mi. long and opened in May 1962; named for Lindsay C. Warren (1889-1976), former U.S. congressman and comptroller general.