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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 |
|---|---|
| Lake Waccamaw |
town in N Columbus County on the N shore of Lake Waccamaw. Known as Flemington from as early as 1853 until about 1885, when the present name came into use. Inc. 1911. Alt. 62. |
| Lake Wheeler |
S Wake County on Swift Creek. Formed in 1957. Covers 540 acres, with a max. depth of 30 ft. Named for Fred B. Wheeler, former mayor of Raleigh. Used as a recreation area and as a source of water for the city of Raleigh. |
| Lake William |
on Little Rockfish Creek due W of city of Fayetteville in W Cumberland County near county line. Approx. ¾ mi. long. |
| Lake Witheranna |
See Bull Hill Mill Pond. |
| Lake Wood |
lake approx. 1 mi. long on Cross Creek, NW Cumberland County. Covers approx. 20 acres; max. depth 20 ft. Fishing and swimming. |
| Lake Worth |
small community on the mainland of Dare County on the W shore of Stumpy Point Bay. |
| Lake Wylie |
on the Catawba River in Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties, is formed by a dam constructed in South Carolina, 1924-26. Most of the lake, which covers 12,455 acres with a shoreline of 325 mi., is in South Carolina. Known as Catawba Lake until 1960, when it was renamed Lake Wylie for Dr. Walker Gill Wylie (1848-1923), friend and associate of James B. Duke. Site of Duke Power hydroelectric plant. |
| Lakefield |
community in E Hoke County. |
| Lakers Creek |
See Raccoon Creek. |
| Lakes Pocosin |
a mucky slough in the SW corner of Craven County and extending into NW Carteret and E Jones Counties. Ellis Lake, Great Lake, Little Lake, and Long Lake in Craven County, and Catfish Lake in Jones and Craven Counties, are located in the pocosin. |
