Jones says all the students from Jordan High School, where the Duffer Brothers attended, used to visit the rock quarry for Senior Skip Day, so it would have been a popular location, likely well-known by the brothers. 'There's a park located off Howe Street near I-85, and if you walk through the woods you'll find the rock quarry,' he says. Jones believes the rock quarry where 'Will's body' is found in the first season could potentially be a reference to the Eno Rock Quarry. However, Jones has also uncovered a potential mystery.
Bob Newby identifies two bodies of water that Triangle-ites found instantly familiar: The Eno River and 'Lake Jordan.' In Season 2, Will Byers creates a series of drawings that are eventually assembled into a map revealing secret underground tunnels. Jordan Lake, the Eno River (and Rock Quarry)
The Cabelands: Abandoned cemetery by Eno River carries ghostly legends 3.