Lake Company
Inscription
Josiah Collins, Sr., and
partners drained part of
100,000-acre tract near Lake
Phelps with 6-mile canal,
completed 1788; mouth 2 mi.
southeast.
Location
AddressNC 94 at Sixth Street in Creswell
CityCreswell
CountyWashington
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.872520, -76.391720
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