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Place Description
Hogan's Lake

SE Orange County 2½ mi. NW of town of Carrboro. Alt. 488. Formed in 1930 by H. C. Hogan and named for his family. Covers 17 acres, with a max. depth of 15 ft. For private recreation.

Hogans Creek

rises in NW Caswell County and flows NE into Dan River.

Hogback Gap

W Swain County between Cabe Branch and De Hart Creek.

Hogback Knob

W Henderson County. Alt. 3,020.

Hogback Mountain

E Macon County between Walnut and Buck Creeks.

Hogback Ridge

S Buncombe County between Redmans Cove and Buckeye Cove.

Hogback Township

SW Transylvania County.

Hogback Valley

community in W Transylvania County near Lake Toxaway.

Hogeye Branch

rises in NW Buncombe County and flows NE into Sandymush Creek.

Hogg's Folly

name formerly applied to a tract of land in W New Hanover County adjoining Wilmington on the n. John Hogg, in the eighteenth century, by means of a ditch, enclosed a tract of land on which he intended to establish a market garden. Evidently, failure of the project produced the name.