Quiz Answers!

Thanks so much for taking our history quiz. As promised, here are the answers. They are in bold. Happy Anniversary, Lake Norman!

1. What is the official name of Davidson College’s crowdsourcing project focused on the history of Lake Norman?

1. Beneath the Lake
2. Lake Norman Now and Then
3. Under Lake Norman
4. Lake Norman Legends

2. Which country music legend performed at one of the first Lake Norman Lot sales?

1. Kenny Rogers
2. Hank Williams
3. George Jones
4. Porter Wagner

3. Which Duke Power [now Duke Energy] president was integral in making the Davidson College Lake Campus a reality?

1. W.B. McGuire
2. Norman Cocke
3. Bob McKillop
4. Samuel Spencer, Jr.

4. The land of which two mills was flooded during the creation of Lake Norman?

1. Cannon Mills and Springs Industries
2. Burlington Industries and Cornelius Cotton Mill
3. Locke Mill and Tuscarora Yarns
4. East Monbo Mill and Long Island Mill

5. Which bridge still resides under Lake Norman?

1. The Beatties Ford Bridge
2. The Old Highway 150 Bridge
3. The Sam Furr Bridge
4. The Peninsula Bridge

6. Which plantation house’s ruin can be found under Lake Norman?

1. Latta Plantation
2. Dilworth Plantation
3. Middleton Place
4. Elm Wood Plantation

7. What is the name of the oldest waterfront venue on Lake Norman?

1. The Landing
2. North Harbor Club
3. Rusty Rudder
4. Oni’s

8. Which camp opened on the shores of the Catawba River in 1938 for the benefit of orphans housed at various orphanages in the area?

1. Camp Dogwood
2. Camp Catawba
3. Camp Fellowship
4. Camp Barnhardt

9. What name was found on the single tombstone discovered during the land clearing for Cowan’s Ford Dam in 1958?

1. Norman Cocke
2. John Cowan
3. John Abernathy
4. William Lee Davidson

10. Which local family had three brothers serve as mayor of Charlotte, Cornelius and Mooresville at the same time?

1. The Washam family
2. The Jetton family
3. The Davidson family
4. The Knox family

11. What year did Duke Power [now Duke Energy] dam the Catawba River?

1. 1970
2. 1953
3. 1975
4. 1963

12. Which anniversary did Lake Norman celebrate this year?

1. 25^th
2. 50^th
3. 30^th
4. 75^th