1949 Map of Millstone Lake

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Millstone Lake and the adjacent Camp Millstone form the center of this post-war Richmond County landscape, where the headwaters of numerous creeks converge. The topography is defined by the drainage systems of Mountain Creek and Naked Creek, which move through the townships of Mineral Springs, Beaver Dam, and Rockingham. In the southeast corner, the McKinney Lake Fish Hatchery is shown with its distinct layout of rearing ponds, including Woods Pond No 1 and Woods Pond No 2. This era reveals a rural community supported by a network of timber and small-scale agriculture, with the Norfolk Southern railroad cutting through the northwest corner. Numerous small country churches like Sandy Level Ch and Rourke Ch alongside family burial grounds such as Watson Cem and Gibson Cem anchor the social geography of the district.