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Place Description
Davids Creek

rises in E Stanly County and flows SE into Cedar Creek.

Davids Point

an arm of N Hatteras Island extending into Pamlico Sound, E Dare County. Lies E of Great Island and S of the community of Waves.

Davidson

town in N Mecklenburg County. Inc. 1879 as Davidson College; name changed, 1891. Davidson College founded there, 1837, named for Gen. William Lee Davidson (1746-81), Revolutionary War hero killed at the Battle of Cowan's Ford. Alt. 826.

Davidson Branch

rises in W Haywood County and flows S into Palmer Creek.

Davidson College

See Davidson.

Davidson County

now in Tennessee, was created in 1783 and named in honor of Gen. William Lee Davidson (1746-81). Nashville (now the capital of Tennessee) became the county seat. The area was a part of the territory ceded by North Carolina in 1789 to the federal government.

Davidson Creek

rises in S Iredell County and flows SW into Mecklenburg County, where it enters Catawba River. Probably named for George Davidson, who owned 500 acres on the creek in 1778.

Davidson Gap

W Haywood County, Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°39'08" N., long. 83°06'07" W., between Bald Top and Cooks Knob.

Davidson River

community in central Transylvania County. See Pisgah Forest.

Davidson Township

SW Iredell County. Named for a local family.