A History of Lake Norman
A History of Lake Norman

Author: Chuck McShane

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2014-09-30

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 1625850220

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Journalist and historian Chuck McShane traces the triumphs and troubles of Lake Norman from the region's colonial beginnings to its modern incarnation. On a muggy September day in 1959, North Carolina governor Luther Hodges set off the first charge of dynamite for the Cowan's Ford Dam project. The dam channeled Catawba River waters into the largest lake in North Carolina: Lake Norman. The project was the culmination of James Buchanan Duke's dream of an electrified South and the beginning of the region's future. Over the years, the area around Lake Norman transformed from a countryside of cornstalks and cattle fields to an elite suburb full of luxurious subdivisions and thirty-five-foot sailboats.

A Town by Any Other Name
A Town by Any Other Name

Author: Leslie B. Rindoks

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780970465160

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A look at a small North Carolina towns history as it celebrates its centennial, with archival photographs and beautifully illustrated maps by artist David Wilgus.

Mysterious Tales of the North Carolina Piedmont
Mysterious Tales of the North Carolina Piedmont

Author: Sherman Carmichael

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1467144061

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The history of the Tar Heel State is filled with mysterious and creepy tales. Legends say that several places in North Carolina have been visited by the devil, from the Devil's Tramping Ground near Siler City to the footprint he left in the Devil's Rock in Warren County. Learn why the Banshee of the Tar River first appeared and why her bloodcurdling screams continue to be heard. The Catsburg Ghost Train still appears on moonless nights. Sightings of Normie, the monster of Lake Norman, have been reported since the lake was created in the early 1960s. Join master storyteller Sherman Carmichael as he explores the lore of North Carolina's Piedmont.

North Carolina’s Wild Piedmont
North Carolina’s Wild Piedmont

Author: Adam Morgan

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2015-08-17

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1625853262

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The North Carolina Piedmont is rich in natural beauty and wildlife. Home to eleven state parks, three state natural areas, a national wildlife refuge and a national forest, the region offers more than just gently rolling hills. Tour the wild wine vines in Medoc Mountain State Park, marvel at the floodplains of the Haw River and follow the migratory birds in Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge. Experience the natural history, field research, interviews with park rangers and firsthand experiences of the state's largest physiographic region. Author Adam Morgan joins in a rich tradition of nature writing to paint the majestic beauty and raw power of North Carolina's wild Piedmont.

Gaston County, North Carolina, in the Civil War
Gaston County, North Carolina, in the Civil War

Author: Robert C. Carpenter

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2016-04-29

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1476662444

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Civil War histories typically center on the deeds of generals and sweeping depictions of battle. This unique study of one Southern county's war experience tells of ordinary soldiers and their wives, mothers and children, slaves, farmers, merchants, Unionists and deserters--through an examination of tax records. The recently discovered 1863 Gaston County, North Carolina, tax list provides a detailed economic and social picture of a war-weary community, recording what taxpayers owned, cataloging slaves by name, age and monetary value, and assessing luxury items. Contemporary diaries, letters and other previously unpublished documents complete the picture, describing cotton mill operations, the lives of slaves, political disagreements, rationales for soldiers' enlistments and desertions, and economic struggles on the home front.

Around Lake Norman
Around Lake Norman

Author: Cindy Jacobs

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2008-06-23

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1439619689

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This history of industry and energy development around Mooresville, North Carolina tells the story of the early use of harnessing hydropower for the textile industry, and resulted in the creation of Lake Norman. The year 1957 brought change to Mooresville and southern Iredell County, and that change arrived in trucks. Big white ones flashed the logo of Burlington Industries, the new owners of the Mooresville Cotton Mills. Bright yellow ones from the Duke Power Company brought earth-moving machines to clear the Catawba River bottomland. That project, envisioned by James Buchanan Duke, Dr. Gill Wylie, and William States Lee Jr., had the end goal of harnessing the energy of the Catawba River to provide electricity for the textile industry in the Carolinas. Duke Power's plan for Cowans Ford Lake was the last piece of the network of hydroelectric stations, and the result was beautiful Lake Norman.