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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]
Following the devastating floods of 1916 and 1940, the US Army's Corps of Engineers constructed the W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir on the Yadkin River four miles west of Wilkesboro. Opened in 1962, the dam created a lake with a shoreline of 56 miles.
Scott died in Burlington, North Carolina on April 16, 1958, and is buried in Hawfields Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Mebane, North Carolina. His son, Robert Scott, was also elected governor in the 1960s. The W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir in Wilkes County, North Carolina are named in honor of the governor. [7]
Wilkesboro is a town in and the county seat of Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. [4] The population was 3,687 at the 2020 census . [ 5 ] The town is located along the south bank of the Yadkin River , directly opposite the town of North Wilkesboro .
Volunteers Melissa McElwee and Tisa Lewis fill a cooler of water for a family without running water in the wake of Hurricane Helene, at the Ingles store on NC 9 on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 in ...
In 1962, NC 268 was rerouted south of what became W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir; a majority of the former route was abandoned and submerged by the reservoir, only Old NC 268 (SR 1145) remains. Also in 1962, NC 268 was rerouted in downtown North Wilkesboro, with eastbound along Tenth Street, A Street and D Street, and westbound along D Street ...
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W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir; Wake Forest Baptist Health Wilkes Medical Center; Wilkes Community College; Wilkes County Airport; Wilkes County Courthouse (North Carolina) Wilkes Hosiery Mills; Wilkesboro-Smithey Hotel