The present Layout was designed by A. R. Blackwell, who worked at one time as a Soil and Conservation man for Stanley County, NC (Albemarle). The original plan features wildlife planting and was originally stocked with pheasant and quail, alongside soil conservation measures and nitrogen-fixing legumes and browse, etc.
Over the years ponds were constructed and riparian areas nurtured along the brooks and streams. The fields were terraced and contoured for Soil Conservation measures.