Blevin Branch | rises in N Buncombe County and flows SE and W into Panther Branch. |
Blevine Knob | W Yancey County between Edney Branch and Cane River. |
Blevins | community in N Ashe County served by post office, 1889-1906. |
Blevins Branch | rises in N Mitchell County and flows W into Big Rock Creek. |
Blevins Creek | rises in central Avery County and flows NW into Cranberry Creek. |
Blevins Creek | community in central Avery County. |
Blevins Crossroads | community in NE Alleghany County. |
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. |