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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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Place Description
Little Sugar Loaf

community in central Bladen County served by post office, 1870-1901.
Little Swamp

rises in E Columbus County and flows SW into Juniper Creek.
Little Swamp Branch

rises in SW Johnston County and flows SE into Mill Swamp Branch.
Little Swift Creek

rises in NE Craven County and flows SW into Swift Creek.
Little Switzerland

community and summer resort in NW McDowell County on the head of Threemile Creek. Alt. 3,500. Founded in 1910 as a summer resort by Heriot Clarkson (1863-1942). Named because of the supposed resemblance of the mountains of the area to those of Switzerland. See also Armstrong.
Little Tennessee River

is formed in Rabun County, Ga., by the junction of Betty and Darnell Creeks. It flows N and NW into Macon County and through Lake Emory; into Swain County and along the Graham-Swain county line through Fontana Lake and Lake Cheoah; and into Tennessee, where it enters the Tennessee River. The river was long believed to have been discovered in 1540 by Hernando De Soto and as such the first tributary of the Mississippi River discovered by Europeans.
Little Terrapin Mountain

S Jackson County approx. 1½ mi. S of Hampton Lake, is bordered on the W by Fowler Creek. Alt. 3,900.
Little Timber Ridge

N Avery County.
Little Tomahawk Creek

rises in W Forsyth County and flows SE into Stewarts Creek. Some time prior to 1762 Stewarts Creek was known as Tomahawk Branch. See also Stewarts Creek.
Little Town Creek

rises in S Montgomery County and flows SE into Town Creek.