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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] It is located on the Yadkin River system, and is operated and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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.
The John H. Kerr Reservoir (often called Kerr Lake in North Carolina and Bugg's Island Lake in Virginia) [1] is a reservoir along the border of the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed the John H. Kerr Dam across the Roanoke River between 1947 and 1952 to produce hydroelectricity as well as ...
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 ...
The former governor of North Carolina, Bev Perdue, and other North Carolina politicians [12] made it a priority to recapture the Yadkin River water rights, but this has been denied. [13] On September 22, 2016, Alcoa received a license to operate until March 31, 2055, a period 12 years shorter than desired.
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 .
Boatsetter was founded in 2014 by Andrew Sturner, [4] co-founder of Miami Angels, [5] who received a pitch for seed funding from Marc Billings. Boatsetter was officially launched on stage at eMerge Americas in May 2015, highlighting its innovative approach to connecting boat owners and renters.
Kerr Lake State Recreation Area is a North Carolina state park in Vance and Warren counties, North Carolina, in the United States. Located north of Henderson near the North Carolina- Virginia border, it includes 3,376 acres (13.66 km 2 ) [ 1 ] of woodlands along the shores of the 50,000-acre (202 km 2 ) man-made Kerr Lake .