Duncan C. Blue arriving from Scotland around 1770 with land grants from King George III, established one of the first settlements in eastern Moore County. In 1830 he dammed a creek and created a 100 acre lake which he named Blue Lake. Then in the late 1800’s he developed a community around the lake called McQueen’s Mill which today is named Lakeview. In 1902 the lake and surrounding land was sold to Percy L. Gardner and H.M. Holleman to build a resort community for the people of moderate means. Blue Lake was expanded to 200 acres and renamed “Crystal Lake”. As in many areas throughout Moore County, the resort has vanished. Lakeview, which was chartered in 1903, and the appeal of the community remains…centered around “Crystal Lake”.