Wagon Road Gap | on the Haywood-Transylvania county line at the NW tip of Wagon Road Ridge. Began as a foot trail for man and horse on way to Brevard; later was widened for 2-wheeled wagons to haul salt and other provisions and eventually to accommodate large, 4-wheeled wagons, hence the name. The Blue Ridge Parkway now crosses the Wagon Road there. Alt. 4,535. |
Wagon Road Gap | in NW Transylvania County between Poplar Lick Gap and Sandy Gap N of Pine Mountain. |
Wagon Road Ridge | extends SE in N Transylvania County from Pisgah Ridge on the Haywood-Transylvania county line to the confluence of the forks of Bearwallow Brook. |
Wagon Timber Branch | rises in central Cherokee County and flows SE into Colvard Creek. |
Wagoner | community in E central Ashe County. |
Wagoner | community in W Yadkin County near South Deep Creek. |
Wagram | town in E Scotland County. Known first as Montpelier, then (around 1900) as Fontcal. Inc. 1911 as Wagram. Probably named for the Austrian town where a battle was fought in 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars. Alt. 250. |
Wagstaff Store | community in W Person County. |
Wahoo | community in NW Alexander County on Middle Little River. |
Wahtom Pocosin | NW Bertie County. |