Weatherspoon Cooling Pond

… in E Robeson County at the junction of Lumber River and Jacob Swamp. Approx. 3 mi. SE of city of Lumberton. Formed in 1955 to cover 231 acres, with a max. depth of 5 ft.; shoreline is 4 mi. Named for W. Herbert Weatherspoon, longtime official of Carolina Power and Light Company. Used to cool steam condensers.