Hog Island

… swampy island in central Craven County formed by Neuse River on the E and Bachelor Creek and The Gut on the w. Formerly known as Leaches Island for George M. Leach, who owned the island in 1804, and appears with that name on the Price map, 1808, the MacRae map, 1833, and the U.S. Coast Survey map, 1865. Approx. 3½ mi. long and 1 mi. wide at its widest point.