| Great Smoky Mountains | are a part of the Appalachian Mountains, which see, and lie along the North Carolina-Tennessee state line. Clingmans Dome, at 6,642 ft., is the highest peak. The first written reference to the name Smoky is probably that found in the act of cession, passed in 1789 by the General Assembly of North Carolina, which, in describing the boundary of North Carolina and what is now Tennessee, stated: "thence along the highest ridge of the said mountain to the place where it is called Great Iron or Smoky Mountain." See also Bald Mountains. |
| Great Smoky Mountains National Park | lies in portions of Haywood and Swain Counties, N.C., and Blount, Cocke, and Sevier Counties, Tenn. Establishment authorized by Congress in 1926 was the culmination of activity for the purpose beginning in the 1880s. Administered by the National Park Service since 1931. Contains approx. 461,000 acres. Has campgrounds, museums, restorations, nature trails, and other features of interest, including a variety of wild animals, birds, and plants. Clingmans Dome, alt. 6,642, the highest point in the park, has an observation tower. |
| Great Swamp | in Beaufort, Martin, and Washington Counties between the Roanoke and Pamlico Rivers. |
| Great Swamp | swamplands covering most of central Currituck County and extending into E Camden County. |
| Great Swamp | rises in E Johnston County, flows NE across NW Wayne County and into S Wilson County, where it enters Black Creek. |
| Great Swamp | rises in Grindle Pocosin in N Pitt County and flows S into Johnsons Mill Run. |
| Great Swamp | rises in N Tyrrell County and flows N into Albemarle Sound. |
| Great Swamp | See Bloomery Swamp; Starkeys Creek. |
| Great Swamp Branch | See Hall Swamp. |
| Great Swamp Township | NW Wayne County. |