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The rivers of central North Carolina rise on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge. The two largest of these are the Catawba River and the Yadkin River, and they drain much of the Piedmont region of the state. The major rivers of Eastern North Carolina, from north to south, are: the Chowan, the Roanoke, the Tar, the Neuse and the Cape Fear.
This place-name is derived from the English surname Albemarle.According to a 1905 publication by the United States Geologic Survey, based on research by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill history professor Kemp P. Battle, it was named specifically for General George Monck, the first Duke of Albemarle and one of the original proprietors of the colony of Carolina, which included the town.
Archaeological excavations performed by Dr. David Moore during the early 1980s, revealed artifacts and other evidence that the earliest inhabitants of McDowell County lived there from the Woodland period and Mississippian culture era, from 250 to 1500 AD. Dr. Moore discovered this material in an area close to the Catawba River, in and around an unusual topographical site known as Round Hill. [4]
Richmond County is a county located on the central southern border of the U.S. state of North Carolina.Its county seat is Rockingham.The county was formed in 1779 from a portion of Anson County and named in honor of Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox.
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Two North Carolina routes, NC 108 and NC 9, traverse the county as well. NC 108 begins in Rutherfordton and travels west through Columbus and ends at US 176 in Tryon. Oriented north-to-south, NC 9 connects Black Mountain and Lake Lure to Spartanburg and points southeast via Polk County. NC 108 and NC 9 intersect at the unincorporated town of ...
Jones County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,172, [1] making it the fourth-least populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Trenton. [2] Jones County is part of the New Bern, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Camden County is a consolidated city-county [1] located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,355, [2] making it the fourth-least populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Camden. [3] Camden County is included in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area. [4]