History of the Town of Huntersville
History of the Town of Huntersville
History of the Town of Huntersville
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The Lake• Duke Power finished <strong>the</strong> Cowans Ford Dam on <strong>the</strong>Catawba River, <strong>of</strong>ficially creating Lake Norman in1963.• The largest manmade body <strong>of</strong> fresh water in NorthCarolina 1963 – 520 miles <strong>of</strong> shoreline.• Lake named for Duke Power president NormanCocke.• Big impact on growth <strong>of</strong> area, however through <strong>the</strong>1980s, many people only had weekend/vacationhomes on <strong>the</strong> lake.It wasn’t until <strong>the</strong> 90s/2000s that development intensified.It also wasn’t always socially acceptable for many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>execs that call LKN home today to live north <strong>of</strong> I-85.
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