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"The North Carolina Gazetteer is a geographical dictionary in which an attempt has been made to list all of the geographic features of the state in one alphabet. It is current, and it is historical as well. Many features and places that no longer exist are included; many towns and counties for which plans were made but which never materialized are also included. Some names appearing on old maps may have been imaginary, but many of them also appear in this gazetteer.

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Place Description
Lake Kawana

SE Avery County on Linville River. Two acres in area; max. depth 10 ft. Owned by Linville Resort and used for fishing, boating, swimming, and, sometimes in the winter, ice skating. Also known as Linville Lake.
Lake Kelly

water-supply reservoir in SE Henderson County for town of Saluda. Located at the head of Kelly Creek.
Lake Kenilworth

central Buncombe County in the city of Asheville. Approx. ½ mi. long.
Lake Landing

community in E Hyde County on the SE shore of Lake Mattamuskeet. The courthouse was there from about 1820 to 1836.
Lake Landing Township

E Hyde County.
Lake Lanier

in S Polk County, N.C., and NE Greenville County, S.C. Formed about 1916-18. Covers 127 acres, with a max. depth of 70 ft. Named for poet Sidney Lanier (1842-81), who spent his last years in Polk County. Water source for town of Tryon. Used for recreation and for commercial purposes.
Lake Lee

See Lake Monroe.
Lake Logan

S Haywood County on West Fork Pigeon River. Approx. 1½ mi. long and ¼ mi. wide. A water reservoir for Champion Paper and Fiber Company in Canton. Alt. 2,909.
Lake Louise

a 35-acre lake formed in 1927 in SE Alleghany County on the headwaters of Laurel Branch. Owned by Roaring Gap, Inc., and open exclusively to stockholders and guests for fishing, swimming, and boating.
Lake Lure

town in W Rutherford County on the lake of the same name. Est. 1925; inc. 1927. Alt. 1,050. The town has an immense corporate limit situating it on Buffalo Creek, Broad River, and Pool Creek.