The Outer Banks gazetteer : the history of place names from Carova to Emerald Isle /
The Outer Banks of North Carolina contain a rich history, legible in the names of its towns, geographic features and waterways. A book over twenty years in the making, The Outer Banks Gazetteer is a comprehensive and encyclopedic reference guide to the names of places that make up the Outer Banks, o...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
[2021]
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| Summary: | The Outer Banks of North Carolina contain a rich history, legible in the names of its towns, geographic features and waterways. A book over twenty years in the making, The Outer Banks Gazetteer is a comprehensive and encyclopedic reference guide to the names of places that make up the Outer Banks, over 3,000 entries in all. In collecting the origins of the region's place names, Roger L. Payne has also amassed an incredible history of the Outer Banks. Payne gives detailed histories on the names of beaches, inlets, towns, islands, rivers and even sand dunes. There are also many entries for locations that no longer exist, such as inlets that have disappeared due to erosion or storms, abandoned towns and Native American villages, highlighting important and nearly forgotten places in North Carolina's history. Going beyond simply recounting the facts behind the names, Payne offers information-packed and entertainingly written stories of North Carolina, its coastal geography, and its people. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 338 pages : maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781469662275 1469662272 9781469662282 1469662280 |