Eagle Springs

Between Seven Lakes and Candor on Old N.C. 211, Eagle Springs sits in a peach–growing area of western Moore County.  The area was settled in the last half of the 19th century along a ridge between the headwaters of McLendon’s Creek and Drowning Creek.

When N.C. 211 bypassed the old ­business district, its stores were ­abandoned. Several hundred residents live along its rural postal route.

Eastwood

Eastwood is located near the ­intersection of N.C. 73 and U.S. 15-501 between Pinehurst and Carthage. It was once a rail hub for lumber. 

The J.B. Eastwood Co. timber ­business flourished there from 1895 to 1910. Today, the area is dotted with ­cattle and horse farms and houses.

Glendon

Glendon sits north of Carthage, where Glendon-Carthage Road crosses the ­railroad. Named after the Glenn family, major landowners in the area, Glendon became well known when the railroad was completed from Sanford to Charlotte in 1897 and a depot was ­constructed. 

Glendon was the home to one of the country’s few talc mines.

High Falls

High Falls lies just north of Deep River on N.C. 22. Because of its 15-foot falls, early Indians called it “Great Falls.” In the 1780s it became known as William England’s Mill because of the successful gristmill that he built on the falls. 

A cotton factory, High Falls Manufacturing Co., was later ­established, which provided houses and stores for the workers. The area is ­currently a rural, residential ­community.

Jackson Springs

Jackson Springs is located about four miles south of West End on N.C. Highway 73. The town is named for the Jackson family, which settled the area in the 1700s.

Visitors came from all over to obtain water from the natural springs, and a large hotel was built to accommodate them. The area began to decline soon after the stately hotel burned in 1933.

Jugtown

Jugtown Pottery was established around 1920 by Jacques and Julianna Busbee. This community became well known for its hand-turned pottery and use of glazes. Many famous potters worked in Jugtown and contributed to its success.

Jugtown Pottery is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Lakeview

The history of Lakeview began in 1770, with the arrival of Duncan C. Blue, who had been granted 50 acres of land and a 1,000-acre lake by George III of England. The Blue family kept the land for three generations. It is one of the oldest settlements in Moore County.

Just off U.S. 1 south of Vass, the ­centerpiece of Lakeview is a manmade body of water named Crystal Lake.

At the turn of the century, a resort was planned and activities revolved around the corn mill, brick plant, ­general store and farming. The hotel burned down, but the residential ­community remains with its relaxed atmosphere and simple beauty.

Seven Lakes

Located on 4,000 acres between West End and the Moore-Montgomery county line, the Seven Lakes communities are some of the county’s fastest-growing golf and residential areas. 

Fred Lawrence, a Sanford ­businessman, developed the original project on land where he once hunted quail and named it for its seven ­spring-fed lakes. Lake Auman, a 1,000-acre manmade lake, is also there.

West End

In the late 1880s, the owner of a­ ­turpentine distillery, Daniel McDonald, needed a better way to transport his products. He and Allison Page agreed to extend Page’s rail lines northwest of Aberdeen by 13 miles to the west end of McDonald’s property. 

The community that grew around the terminal took its name, West End. When the great fire that burned from Greensboro to the coast swept through it in 1898, all but the drugstore and depot was destroyed. 

Farming brought the community back to life, and several thousand acres of peach trees were grown in the West End area prior to 1960. It is still known today for its peach orchards, although ­neighboring golf course residential developments such as Seven Lakes are growing.  In 1927, peach grower J.B. Von Cannon used his profits to start a mill, which became the Sandhills Furniture Corporation. Stanly Furniture bought it in 1965 and closed in the early months of 2002.

Woodlake

In 1971, developers created a  1,130-acre lake that is today the centerpiece of a resort community that   covers more than 3,000 acres. Woodlake, the largest man-made lake in the state, is actually a shallow basin that occupies the space formerly held by Cypress and Cranes creeks.

Woodlake Country Club features a grand historic clubhouse and restaurant and 36 holes of golf — many designed around the water. Woodlakers reside just east of Vass.