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Wilboncommunity in S Wake County. Also called Walthall.
Wilcox Iron Worksremains of a large stone blast furnace located at the foot of Ore Hill near Mount Vernon Springs, W central Chatham County. One of at least 3 ironworks built in the area by John Willcox (1728-93), ironmaster and landowner, during the Revolutionary era.
Wild Boar Creekformerly rose near the E shore of the mainland of Dare County S of Stumpy Point Bay and flowed E into Pamlico Sound. Erosion that opened Stumpy Point Lake into the Sound also removed all evidence of the creek. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733, and on the Collet map, 1770.
Wild Branchrises in central Madison County and flows ¾ mi. SE into Hunter Creek.
Wild Branchrises in N central Madison County and flows S into Big Laurel Creek.
Wild Cat Coveon the Cherokee County, N.C.-Polk County, Tenn., line between Angelica Mountain and Hays Knob.
Wild Cat MountainE Davidson County between Flat Swamp Creek and Lick Creek.
Wild Cat Rocka rugged precipice in SW Alleghany County near Doughton Park.
Wild Cherry Creekrises in N Swain County and flows NE into Beech Flats Prong.
Wild Cherry RidgeN Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a short spur of Loggy Ridge near lat. 35°32'35" N., long. 83°31'25" W.