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The W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir is a 1,475-acre (5.97 km 2) artificial lake impounded by a dam located in Wilkes County, North Carolina. [2]
William Kerr Scott (April 17, 1896 – April 16, 1958) was an American politician from North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party , he was the 62nd governor of North Carolina from 1949 until 1953, and a United States Senator from 1954 until 1958.
Located a few miles away, the W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir offers its visitors a pristine wilderness to go mountain biking, boating, swimming, camping, picnicking, hunting, and fishing around its 55-mile (89 km) shoreline.
Eagle Point is located on Kerr Reservoir (Buggs Island Lake) in Mecklenburg County, and is a short-term camping facility used for camporees. Camp Hope: Peninsula Council-Closed: One of two properties for use by black Scouts on the Peninsula. Both camps were in operation from 1944 through 1965 [94] Camp James River: Peninsula Council-Closed
John H. Kerr Dam is concrete gravity-dam located on the Roanoke River in Virginia, creating Kerr Lake. The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1947 and 1953 for the purposes of flood control, and hydropower. The dam also serves wildlife resources, forest conservation, and public recreational uses.
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W. Kerr Scott (William Kerr Scott) (1896-1958) was the 62nd Governor of North Carolina from 1949 until 1953. Gordon Gray (1909-1982) was President of the University of North Carolina (1950-55), an official in the government of the United States during the administrations of Harry Truman (1945-53) and Dwight Eisenhower (1953-61) associated with ...