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A New Lake-Side Development First exclusive, re¬ stricted lake -front community planned at Lake Waceamaw. By OLD TRUDGE The slate's first exclusive lake-resi¬ dential development is being carved out of a luxuriant jungle in Eastern Carolina. Called Shawnee Acres, it lies on the shore of Lake Waccamaw in Columbus County, just 48 miles from the ocean. Three attractive creeks meander through the property, empty¬ ing in the lake and providing navig¬ able canals. Residents will live on the edge of a wilderness, yet be close to civilization. The land adjoins a 1 50,000-acre for¬ est. a preserve of Riegcl Paper Com¬ pany. The cast side of Shawnee Acres abuts the old resort of Lake Wacca¬ maw; the west faces Green Swamp, which stretches almost all the way to the coast, and is one of the largest wilderness areas remaining in the South. Nearby also is the game pre¬ serve of the North State Hunt club. The region has a flora and fauna little I changed from aboriginal times, and is [ especially noted for deer and bear. i Quail, raccoons, squirrel, rabbit, tur¬ key and other small game abound. I Moss-draped cypress shade the shore I and lend an atmosphere of serenity. Rigid instructions have been im- I posed to guarantee the finest lakc- I shore development in North Carolina. I But the most effective restrictions lie I in the price of lots, which range from I $5,000 to $7,500. Homes already are 1 under construction, one of them atop : an ancient Indian mound. Low lands behind the lake are being I filled in, and Second, Third and Big Creek cleared for navigation. Big 1 Creek, winding from the Lake deep ; into the woods, is one of the prettiest 1; streams you will see, and bears a good i. fishing reputation. Some of the filled- I' in land is being planted to decorative I shrubs, and a golf course is planned THE STATE, May 12. 1962 Drcomy, tranquil Lokc Waccono* often о wildcrncif idling for quiet living for next year. Already finished is an 800-foot yacht basin with access to the lake. A motel and small shopping cen¬ ter arc scheduled. Riegcl already has built a clubhouse on the banks of the basin. The lake, 5 miles by 3. is the third largest natural lake in North Caro¬ lina. containing 8.938 acres. It is fed by swamp creeks and springs. The largest tributary. Big Creek, is 16 feet deep at its mouth, whereas the deepest point in the lake itself is only 10 feet. Naturalists say it is unusual for a tribu¬ tary to be larger than the lake it feeds, and the reason is unknown. One theory holds that Lake Wac¬ camaw was created by a gigantic meteor; another that it is a basin burned out of the peaty soil by a pre- C3