 Philip King built the first gristmill and first sawmill about 1880.The Miller's Store, Laurel Hill RDA, King's Bridge, and Barronvale Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.6 square miles (87.0 km²), of which 33.5 square miles (86.8 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) (0.24%) is water.