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NORTH CAROLINA: What's in a name?

Posted to: News What's in a Name? North Carolina

By Stephanie Lee

THE MARKERS BELOW show streets, neighborhoods and landmarks around North Carolina. Click on the icons to learn the story behind each place's name.

 


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STREET NAMES
Holiday Island Rd.
Sleepy Hollow Rd.

PLACE NAMES
Whalebone Junction
Bodie Island
Frog Crossing
Pasquotank County
Old Quawk's Creek
Moyock

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