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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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--From The North Carolina Gazetteer, 1st edition, preface by William S. Powell

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Place Description
Mabry

community in central Stanly County served by post office, 1889-1906.
MacArthur

See Japan.
Macay's Mill

an early Rowan County landmark. It was used as a recruiting place for soldiers during the Revolutionary War as well as a point of discharge. It was owned for many years by Judge Spruce Macay, who taught Andrew Jackson law in Salisbury. The mill, on Grants Creek in the SE section of the county, was built by Thomas Frohock and later sold to Macay. The mill was used until World War I, although the millpond was drained about 1870 because of fever epidemics. Appears on the Collet map, 1770, as Frohock Mill.
Macclesfield

town in S Edgecombe County. Inc. 1901 and named for Macclesfield, England, town of origin of the ancestors of Henry Clark Bridgers, founder of East Carolina Railroad. Alt. 100.
Mace Branch

rises in N McDowell County on the S slope of Stony Knob and flows SE about 1½ mi. into Rag Creek.
Macedonia

community in NE Yadkin County.
Machapounga River

See Pungo River.
Machapunga Bluff

See Bluff Point.
Machapunga, Machapungo

See Pungo.
Machelhe Island

marsh island about ½ mi. long in the Pasquotank River, W Camden County opposite Elizabeth City. Probably named for the Macheel family, living in the area as early as 1723.