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  2. Geography of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The Coastal Plain is the largest geographic area of the state, and covers roughly 45% of North Carolina. The Coastal Plain begins along the fall line , a line that marks the boundary between metamorphic/igneous rocks of the Piedmont province (to the west) and sedimentary rocks of the Coastal Plain province (to the east).

  3. List of counties in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663–1943. Raleigh: State Dept. of Archives and History, 1950. Reprint, Raleigh: Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, 1987. ISBN 0-86526-032-X; Powell, William S. The North Carolina Gazetteer. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1968. Reprint ...

  4. List of rivers of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – State of North Carolina (1974) External links. North Carolina Streamflow Data from the USGS This page was last edited on 23 May 2024 ...

  5. Eastern North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    North Carolina's early economy was built upon cash crops, fisheries and turpentine industries. Early East Carolinians lived on settlements at the mouths of the various rivers. Settlers to the regions were of English, Scottish, Swiss and German descent. Eastern North Carolina was a haven for pirating and home to the infamous pirate Blackbeard.

  6. Tidewater region of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The Tidewater Research Station, which was established in 1943 in Washington County, was made to serve a large area of North Carolina lying between the coastal plain region and North Carolina's coast. It replaced the Blackland Test Farm near Wenona, which was established in 1912. Agriculture in the Tidewater region has expanded rapidly during ...

  7. Where exactly is NC setting of ‘Where the Crawdads ... - AOL

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    Some readers have expressed qualms with the book’s mentions of Asheville, saying that it seems the plot doesn’t take into account that going to Asheville from the coast of North Carolina would ...

  8. Crystal Coast - Wikipedia

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    Map of Crystal Coast. The Crystal Coast extends southwestward from Cape Lookout to the New River Inlet.. In North Carolina, the Crystal Coast is an 85-mile stretch of coastline that extends from the Cape Lookout National Seashore, which includes 56 miles of protected beaches, southwestward to the New River.

  9. Onslow Bay - Wikipedia

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    Map of Onslow Bay. Onslow Bay is an indentation of the North Carolina coast, between Cape Fear in the south and Cape Lookout in the north. Thirteen barrier islands form the shore of the bay. It is part of the open Atlantic Ocean and affords no protection from oceanic swells.