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| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| All Healing Springs | community in W Alexander County. Springs discovered in 1882 by Milt Milstead and developed as a resort that was popular as late as 1911. Named for supposed healing qualities of water; known also as Alkalithia Springs. Alt. 1,225. |
| All Healing Springs | community in SW Gaston County near the NE slope of Crowders Mountain. A health resort flourished there in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries because of the mineral springs. |
| All Healing Springs | See Crumpler. |
| Allan Branch | rises in N Yancey County and flows E into Nolichucky River. |
| Allan Creek | rises in S Duplin County and flows S into Island Creek. |
| Allan Creek | rises in N Madison County and flows SE into Little Laurel Creek. |
| Allanstand | community in N Madison County on Martin Creek. In the days when stock was driven to market, a drover's station or stand was operated there by a man named Allen. Since 1897 site of Allanstand Cottage Industries, handicraft shop est. by Frances Goodrich. |
| Allbone Branch | rises in W Clay County and flows SW into Hiwassee River. |
| Alleghany County | was formed in 1859 from Ashe County. In the NW part of the state, it is bounded by the state of Virginia and by Surry, Wilkes, and Ashe Counties. The name is a corruption of the Delaware Indian name for the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers and is said to have meant "a fine stream." Area: 230 sq. mi. County seat: Sparta, with an elevation of 2,939 ft. Townships are Cherry Lane, Cranberry, Gap Civil, Glade Creek, Piney Creek, Prathers Creek, and Whitehead. Produces corn, barley, apples, hay, pipes, turkeys, Christmas trees, Irish potatoes, dairy products, livestock, textiles, apparel, and crushed stone. There are manganese and granite deposits in the county. |
| Alleghany Township | S Davidson County. |