Elizabethtown is the seat of Bladen County right on the Cape Fear River. I have heard negative things, but I kinda liked it. It wasn't ran down and had all the lakes close by. Definitely in the middle of nowhere though.
Tory Hole Park is a city park on the Cape Fear River right by the bridge that crosses it. Pretty nice park. Lots of mud around and I expect that it floods there quite often.Â