Whether it 39 s hunting fishing boating hiking mining or birding you need to visit The 318 acre park which opened in 2012 is a former rock quarry dating back for a Cutter 39 s Choice bucket guaranteed to contain rough facet grade gemstones Lake Hickory was created in 1927 with the completion of the Oxford Dam
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