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<SPAN STYLE= "" >The North Carolina Gazetteer</SPAN>

584 pp., 6.125 x 9.25

Paper
ISBN  978-0-8078-1247-1
Published: April 1976

The North Carolina Gazetteer

By William S. Powell

Awards & Distinctions

Winner of an Award of Merit, American Association for State and Local History

Coldass Creek. Devils Elbow. Whim Knob. Mush Island. Here in one thick volume are 20,000 entries that locate the geographical features of North Carolina--counties, towns, cities, rivers, creeks, lakes, mountains, gaps, ridges, bays, sounds, inlets. All are listed and in many cases the derivation of the name and additional historical data are included. The North Carolina Gazetteer is a fascinating and indispensable reference for Tar Heels (and those who wish they were), tourists, students, historians, geographers, journalists, and genealogists.

About the Author

William S. Powell is professor emeritus of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His many books include North Carolina through Four Centuries, which won the 1989 Mayflower Cup for Nonfiction.


Reviews

"One can't get all this information anywhere else. . . . The book is practically a 'must' for anyone interested in the state's geography or history."
--North Carolina Historical Review

"There is no state glossary for the Atlantic Seaboard (possibly anywhere) that can compare in quality with Bill Powell's glossary of North Carolina."
--Raven I. McDavid Jr., University of Chicago



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