Greeting from Davidson, N. C. [map of Lake Norman]

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Title

Greeting from Davidson, N. C. [map of Lake Norman]

Subject

Lake Norman

Description

Lake Norman is the largest man-made lake in North Carolina-32510 acres with 520 miles of shore line. The concrete dam is 1279 feet long with 11 flood gates and a total length of 7387 feet of earth and concrete dams. Lake Norman offers excellent fishing, boating and swimming. . .more variety to North Carolina's Variety Vacationland. When Lake Norman was completed, the riverboat Robert E. Lee was moored just above Davidson. It had a happy life-but brief. It burned within a couple of years after it was launched.

Creator

Aerial Photography Services, Charlotte, N.C.

Publisher

Davidson College

Date

1970

Rights

For permission to reproduce image, contact archives@davidson.edu

Format

Postcard
color pictorial

Language

eng

Type

Image

Identifier

pc-0153

Coverage

1970
4049696

Files

0153front.jpg
0153back.jpg

Collection

Citation

Aerial Photography Services, Charlotte, N.C. , “Greeting from Davidson, N. C. [map of Lake Norman],” Davidson Archives & Special Collections, accessed October 18, 2026, https://davidsonlibraryexhibits.net/archives/items/show/160.