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Place Description
Chestnut Stamp Knob

N Clay County at the NE end of Evans Ridge.

Chestnut Top

on Buncombe-Henderson county line. Alt. 3,069.

Chestnutwood Ridge

W Avery County.

Chetola Lake

S Watauga County on Middle Fork [South Fork New River] N of town of Blowing Rock. Formed by a dam constructed in 1920; also fed by Stringfellow Branch. Covers 15 acres, with a max. depth of 20 ft.

Chicamacomico

the name given to three communities on N part of Outer Banks, E Dare County, S of Pea Island: formerly North Rodanthe, South Rodanthe, and Clarks, now known as Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo.

Chicamacomico Banks

the name commonly given to Pea Island in E Dare County. The name appears on John Lawson's map, 1709, as Chickinnaccomac. A portion of the word is believed to be derived from an Algonquian word for "sinking-down sand."

Chicamacomico Coast Guard Station

in the community of Rodanthe on N Hatteras Island in E Dare County. Est. in 1874 as Lifesaving Station. Lifesaving Service and Revenue Cutter Service joined to form U.S. Coast Guard in 1915. Decommissioned, 1954.

Chickasaw Knobs

N Henderson County near Clear Creek. Alt. 2,686.

Chickehauk

See Kitty Hawk.

Chickinacommock

See New Inlet.