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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
Lucy Branch

rises in S Lenoir County and flows NE into Spring Branch.
Luftee Gap

N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains on Thomas Ridge, lat. 35°36'30" N., long. 83°26'23" W. Alt. approx. 5,200.
Luftee Knob

on Haywood-Swain county line in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°41'34" N., long. 83°10'30" W., between Balsam Corner and Mount Sterling Ridge. Alt. 6,216.
Lukens

former community in N Carteret County. Abandoned following a severe storm in 1933. Church, houses, and school moved across South River to the communities of South River and Merrimon. Named for the Lukens family.
Lul

community in E Wake County.
Lumbee River

See Lumber River.
Lumber Bridge

across Cashie River in central Bertie County. Appears on the Collet map, 1770. The lumber bridge stood as late as 1833, and there is still a bridge across the river at the site.
Lumber Bridge Township

N Robeson County.
Lumber River

is formed on the Moore-Richmond county line where Naked Creek enters Drowning Creek. It flows SE along the Moore-Richmond and Hoke-Scotland county lines and for a short distance along the Robeson-Scotland county line. It then flows SE, E, and S across Robeson County to the Columbus-Robeson county line, which it follows into South Carolina. A short distance S of the state line, Lumber River enters Little Pee Dee River. It is approx. 125 mi. long. Sometimes known locally as Lumbee River.
Lumbershed Marsh

a tidal-marsh island in the W end of Bogue Sound, SE Onslow County, between Dudleys Island and Cedar Point. Named for a lumber shed built there during a lumber-industry boom.