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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 |
|---|---|
| Ledge Bald |
on Haywood-Swain county line in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Balsam Mountain near lat. 35°38'35" N., long. 83°12'05" W. Alt. 5,175. |
| Ledge Creek |
rises in SW Granville County just NW of town of Stem, flows S through Creedmoor Lake W of town of Creedmoor, and empties into Neuse River at Durham-Wake county line. Appears as Ledge of Rocks Creek on the Collet map, 1770, and others. |
| Ledge Gap |
on Haywood-Swain county line between Beech Gap and Pin Oak Gap. |
| Ledge of Rocks Creek |
See Ledge Creek. |
| Ledger |
community in central Mitchell County on Snow Creek. Said to have been named by the Post Office Department because of a report submitted in a ledger by a local resident named Phillips. His record of mail sent and received in the community through another post office resulted in the establishment of a post office there. The "Good Will" Free Library, opened in Ledger in 1886 through the efforts of Charles Hallet Wing, is said to have been the first free public library in the state and the third county library in the United States. See also Wing. |
| Lee Branch |
rises in W Macon County and flows SW into Nantahala Lake. |
| Lee County |
was formed in 1907 from Moore and Chatham Counties. Located in the central section of the state, it is bounded by Harnett, Moore, and Chatham Counties. It was named for Gen. Robert E. Lee (1807-70). Area: 256 sq. mi. County seat: Sanford, with an elevation of 375 ft. Townships, now numbered 1 to 7, were formerly Greenwood, Jonesboro, Cape Fear, Deep River, East Sanford, West Sanford, and Pocket. Produces tobacco, corn, wheat, oats, strawberries, dairy products, hogs, bricks, lumber, textiles, heavy equipment, electronics, sheet metal, apparel, industrial machinery, furniture, sand, and gravel. |
| Lee Creek |
rises in central Buncombe County near Spivey Mountain and flows NE into French Broad River. |
| Lee Mountain |
E Haywood County, extends NE between Bald Creek and Liner Creek. |
| Lee Swamp |
rises in SW Wilson County and flows SE in an arc into Black Creek. Named for local family. |
