Blevins Ridge | N central Avery County. |
Blewett Falls Lake | on the Pee Dee River in Anson and Richmond Counties. Rocking-ham Power Co. began development of falls for hydro electric power, 1907-1908; Carolina Power and Light Co. (now Progress Energy) took over, 1926. A dam 1,470 ft. long impounds a lake 9.4 mi. long covering 2,500 acres. Named for William Bluit or Blewett (1719-1810), native of England, who owned land there in 1758. Falls, now under the lake, dropped 8 or 9 ft. over a distance of about 1,000 ft. |
Blewing Creek | See Blue Creek. |
Bliss | community in E Surry County served by post office, 1880-1902. |
Bloat Springs Landing | on Cape Fear River in central Bladen County. |
Block House Creek | rises in South Carolina and flows NE into Polk County, where it enters Pacolet River. |
Blockade Branch | rises in W Macon County and flows NE into Choga Creek. |
Blockade Shoal | lies off the NW shore of Roanoke Island, E Dare County, in the waters of Croatan Sound. |
Blockers | See Stedman. |
Blockersville | See Stedman. |