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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Powell, William Stevens, 1919-
The North Carolina gazetteer: a dictionary of Tar Heel places and their history /
William S. Powell and Michael Hill.—2nd ed.
p. cm.
“The classic reference updated for a new generation—with more than 20,000 entries.”
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-8078-3399-5 (cloth: alk. paper)—ISBN 978-0-8078-7138-6 (pbk.: alk. paper)
1. North Carolina—Gazetteers. 2. Names, Geographical—North Carolina.
I. Hill, Michael R., 1954- II. Title.
F252.P6 2010
975.6—dc22 2009045021

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