Falls Lake State Recreation Area

The James Mangum House is a historic home located near Creedmoor, Wake County, North Carolina. Built in 1838, it is an example of Federal architecture. In November 1974, the James Mangum House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The house stands on the eastern shore of Beaverdam Lake in northwestern Wake County, North Carolina. In the 1970s, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) acquired the house and land for inclusion in the Beaverdam Recreation Area of the Falls Lake State Recreation Area. The house went through extensive rehabilitation as well as an archeological survey of the immediate grounds by the USACE. In 1992, the NC Division of Parks and Recreation took control of the house as part of Beaverdam Recreation Area.

Falls Lake is a 12,410 acre (50 km²) reservoir located in Durham, Wake, and Granville counties in North Carolina, United States. Falls Lake extends 28 miles (45 km) up the Neuse River to its source at the confluence of the Eno, Little, and Flat rivers. The lake is named for the Falls of the Neuse, a once whitewater section of the river that fell from the Piedmont into the lower Coastal Plain submerged during construction of the lake. The lake provides drinking water for several of the surrounding communities, including the city of Raleigh, aids with flood control and serves as a recreation area and wildlife habitat. Work on the dam that holds the lake began in 1978 and was completed in 1981. Prior to its construction flooding of the Neuse River caused extensive damage to public and private properties including roadways, railroads, industrial sites and farmlands. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed and manages the dam. Falls Dam (35°56′30″N 78°34′57″W) is an earthen structure having a top elevation of 291.5 feet (88.8 m) and an overall length of 1,915 feet (584 m). The height above the streambed is 92.5 feet (28 m).

Rock Cliff Farm, also known as the B.W. Wells Farm, is a historic farm and national historic district located near Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina. The property is owned by the Federal government, and part of a large acreage managed by the State of North Carolina as the Falls Lake State Recreation Area. Contributing resources include the Grounds of Rock Cliff Farm, Ray-Wells House (c. 1895, c. 1954), meathouse (c. 1885-1890), Lowery-Ray Cemetery (1901), studio (1954, c. 1955-1960), lumber storage rack (c. 1954-1955), Ray House (c. 1900-1920), and Ray House Outbuilding (c. 1900-1920). Rock Cliff Farm was the retirement residence of Dr. Bertram Whittier Wells (1884-1978), a noted American botanist and ecologist active.The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

The Museum of American Pottery is located in Cedar Creek Gallery in Creedmoor, North Carolina, in a climate controlled room. The museum came into existence after an exhibit called "Old Pots" premièred at Cedar Creek Gallery in the early 1970s. The collection has since grown to over 400 pieces. The museum celebrates the American potter and "the humble pieces of pottery which continue to inspire and enrich our lives today." The Museum of American Pottery seeks to honor family and studio potters who, through their work, have made a significant contribution to the arts; to establish a permanent collection, open to the public, of historic and contemporary pottery by family and studio potters; to establish a library of books, magazines, articles, videos, and photos of pottery and potters from 1700 to the present; to provide funds for research and opportunities for pottery students to further their studies; and to make sure that examples of work by these potters are preserved for future generations.

Bartons Creek Township (also designated Township 2) is one of twenty townships within Wake County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, Bartons Creek Township had a population of 22,055.The township occupies 38.0 square miles (98.3 km2) in the northwestern corner of Wake County, including portions of the city of Raleigh.The township is bounded by the border with Durham County, Old Creedmoor Rd, Baileywick Rd, Creedmoor Rd, Strickland Rd, Falls of Neuse Rd, the Neuse River, and Falls Lake. The community of Falls is located partially within the township. Notable features include the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, Falls Lake State Recreation Area, and Blue Jay Point County Park. The entire township is within the Falls Lake watershed. I-540 goes through the southern portion of the township.

Carr Township is one of six townships in Durham County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 2,441 according to the 2010 census.Geographically, Carr Township occupies 27.25 square miles (70.6 km2) in eastern Durham County. The township is occupied by small portions of the city of Falls Lake. The township was formerly part of Cedar Fork Township in Wake County but was created in a 1911 transfer to Durham County along with parts of Oak Grove Township.

Bayleaf is an unincorporated community in Bartons Creek Township, Wake County, North Carolina, United States. It has an elevation of 427 ft. The center of the community lies at the intersection of Six Forks Rd (SR 1005), Norwood Rd (SR 1834), Possum Track Rd (SR 2002), Bayleaf Church Rd (SR 2003), and Honeycutt Rd (SR 2005). The community is home to a fire station, Bay Leaf Baptist Church, and St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church.

Stony Hill is an unincorporated community in Wake County, North Carolina, United States at an elevation of 407 feet or 124 m. The center of the community is at the intersection of North Carolina Highway 98 and Stony Hill Road. There is a fire station further north on Stony Hill Road.

Bailey-Estes House is a historic home located at Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built about 1864, and is a two-story, frame I-house, with a 1+1⁄2-story rear kitchen ell added about 1880. It has a side gable roof and three single-shoulder, stuccoed stone chimneys. Also on the property is a contributing family cemetery.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

New Light is an unincorporated community in New Light Township, Wake County, North Carolina, United States. It is located at the intersection of Purnell Rd (SR 1909), Stony Hill Rd (SR 1917), and Mangum Dairy Rd (SR 1911). It has an elevation of 413 ft. As of January 2019, New Light Township has a population of 8,687 and a median home value of $380,000.

The Doc Nichols House is an early 20th-century Colonial Revival mansion in eastern Durham, North Carolina off of North Carolina Highway 98.

First National Bank Building is a historic bank building located at Creedmoor, Granville County, North Carolina. It was built in 1912, and is a two-story, Beaux Arts style brick building. It features raised bands of brick cross the entire first floor front elevation, exploded in sunbursts over the three round-arched openings, and an ornate metal cornice. It housed a bank until 1977.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.