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Life Before the Lake – Early Mooresville History, Part 2

October 15, 2026

Five Surprising Stories Hidden in Mooresville’s Early History From faded advertisements and horse-drawn buggies to early telephone operators, these fascinating details reveal the people, businesses, and innovations that shaped Mooresville…

Life Before the Lake – Have you heard of “The 56”

October 8, 2026

What Happened to the 56 Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence? I hope you will allow me to digress a little. In my research, I stumbled on some interesting…

Life Before the Lake – The Great Flood of 1916 on the Catawba

October 1, 2026

Lake Norman was completed almost 70 years after the idea was introduced by an engineer from South Carolina.

Life Before the Lake – Denver, NC: From Dry Pond to Lake Norman

September 24, 2026

Before Lake Norman transformed the landscape, there was a small farming community in Lincoln County known as Dry Pond. The name came from a pond that often disappeared during the…

Life Before the Lake – Lake Norman – Facts or Fiction?

September 17, 2026

Lake Norman: Fact or Fiction? Look across Lake Norman on a summer afternoon and it’s hard to imagine that beneath those sparkling waters was once a very different world. There…

Life Before the Lake: The Battle of Cowan’s Ford

September 3, 2026

The Revolutionary War Battle Beneath the Lake Have you ever crossed the NC 73 bridge at Cowans Ford and wondered what was here before Lake Norman? Most of us probably…