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Place Description
Howard Branch

rises in S Macon County and flows N into Dryman Fork.
Howard Creek

rises in N Watauga County and flows SE into South Fork New River.
Howard Gap

S Macon County between Middle Creek and Norton Branch.
Howard Knob

mountain in central Watauga County about ½ mi. N of town of Boone. Named during Revolutionary War when a Loyalist, Benjamin Howard, fled from American patriots to a cave on the mountain. There is no record of his discovery. Alt. 4,420. See also Sampson's Chimney.
Howard Reef

SE Hyde County in Pamlico Sound approx. 1 nautical mi. N of Ocracoke Island; approx. 1¾ mi. long and over ½ mi. wide.
Howard Swamp

rises in S Robeson County and flows SW into Indian Swamp.
Howard's Knob Gap

central Watauga County. Alt. 3,679.
Howard's Mill

community in N Moore County in an area formerly known as Noise, which see. Named for John Hayworth (later Howard), who operated a tannery and gristmill there. Mill operated until 1950s.
Howards Bay

S Onslow County in New River between Cedar Point and Sulliers Bay.
Howards Creek

See Indian Creek.