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Mount Pleasantcommunity in N Yadkin County near the head of Forbush Creek.
Mount PleasantSee Elliott.
Mount PleasantSee Johnsonville.
Mount Pleasant Creekrises in E Randolph County and flows SW into Sandy Creek.
Mount Pleasant Pointextends from E Onslow County into White Oak River about 20 ft. above the water. Named for the pre-Revolutionary plantation of Emanuel Jones. Also known as Montford Point, which see, in recent years.
Mount Pleasant Townshipformer township in E Cabarrus County, now township no. 8.
Mount ProspectSee Waynesville.
Mount RegisSee Norlina.
Mount Sequoyahin Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Swain County, N.C.-Sevier County, Tenn., line, lat. 35°40' N., long. 83°18'15" W. Alt. approx. 6,000. Named for Sequoyah (1770?-1843), Indian who devised a Cherokee alphabet used in teaching thousands to read and write.
Mount Squiresin Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Swain County, N.C.-Blount County, Tenn., line between McCampbell Knob and Rocky Top near lat. 35°33'47" N., long. 83°44'30" W. Alt. 5,042. Named for state senator Mark Squires (1878-1938), a leader in the movement to establish the park. Formerly known as Little Bald.