▁to ▁symbol ize ▁the ▁th riv ing ▁l umber ▁industry ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁its ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁for ▁transport ing ▁logs . ▁They ▁wanted ▁a ▁name ▁more ▁positive ▁than ▁D row ning ▁Creek . ▁ ▁Nin ete enth ▁century ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries , ▁the ▁l umber ing ▁and ▁naval ▁stores ▁indust ries ▁were ▁critical ▁to ▁the ▁region ' s ▁economy . ▁The ▁L umber ▁River ▁became ▁a ▁vital ▁route ▁for ▁transport ing ▁ 1 0 0 - foot ▁logs ▁down river ▁to ▁the ▁se ap ort ▁of ▁Ge or get own , ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁L umber ton , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁was ▁important ▁for ▁the ▁tim ber ▁industry ▁and ▁associated ▁production ▁of ▁tur pent ine . ▁The ▁visible ▁remaining ▁bridge ▁ab ut ments , ▁tram ▁brid ges , ▁and ▁dock ▁pil ings ▁are ▁rem ind ers ▁of ▁the ▁critical ▁importance ▁of ▁l umber ing ▁and ▁naval ▁stores ▁indust ries ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁ ▁Rec re ation ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁the ▁L umber ▁River ▁is ▁a ▁highly ▁pri zed ▁recre ation ▁cor rid or ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁Active ▁out door ▁recre ation ▁and ▁festiv als ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁activities , ▁including ▁can oe ing , ▁bo ating , ▁fish ing , ▁hunting , ▁pic nick ing , ▁camp ing , ▁nature ▁study , ▁sw imming , ▁b ik ing , ▁jog ging , ▁craft s ,