White Lake

… a natural lake in E central Bladen County. Covers 1,068 acres; max. depth 10½ ft. Appears as Granston Lake on the Collet map, 1770; later known as Bartrams Lake for William Bartram, who owned adjacent property and operated a gristmill near the lake. Apparently appears first as White Lake on the Shaffer township map of 1886; named for its white, sandy bottom and clear water. It first attracted outside interest about 1922 after roads made it accessible. Boating, fishing, and swimming. See also Carolina Bays.