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covered in 1900. In 1921, its wooden shingles were were shingles wooden its 1921, In 1900. in covered boutiques and antique shops. antique and boutiques Originally constructed as an open span, the bridge was was bridge the span, open an as constructed Originally with lakeside living as well as a small downtown offering offering downtown small a as well as living lakeside with two original remaining covered bridges in North Carolina. Carolina. North in bridges covered remaining original two the Town now offers a blend of the old and the new, new, the and old the of blend a offers now Town the Christmas Day, but times vary. times but Day, Christmas Built in 1895, the Bunker Hill Covered Bridge is one of only only of one is Bridge Covered Hill Bunker the 1895, in Built After experiencing significant growth in recent years, years, recent in growth significant experiencing After fishing and boating. The Park is open year round, except except round, year open is Park The boating. and fishing Cornelius, the principal stockholder in the cotton mill. mill. cotton the in stockholder principal the Cornelius, and lockers. The park also has its own 33-acre lake for for lake 33-acre own its has also park The lockers. and Bunker Hill Covered Bridge Covered Hill Bunker the name was soon changed to Cornelius to honor J.B. J.B. honor to Cornelius to changed soon was name the machines, rest rooms‚ changing stalls‚ warm showers showers warm stalls‚ changing rooms‚ rest machines, Town was originally incorporated in 1905 as ‘Liverpool’, ‘Liverpool’, as 1905 in incorporated originally was Town Norman and is equipped with a concession stand‚ vending vending stand‚ concession a with equipped is and Norman by people of all denominations from surrounding counties. surrounding from denominations all of people by just south of the Davidson town limits. Although the the Although limits. town Davidson the of south just the only public swimming access on the shoreline of Lake Lake of shoreline the on access swimming public only the week around the second Sunday in August and is attended attended is and August in Sunday second the around week appointment decided to relocate much of its operations operations its of much relocate to decided appointment and campgrounds. The park’s 125-yard-long beach is is beach 125-yard-long park’s The campgrounds. and at the site since 1830. The meeting currently lasts for one one for lasts currently meeting The 1830. since site the at weigher was hired and the firm which opposed the the opposed which firm the and hired was weigher and pedal boat rentals, picnic areas, interpretive programs programs interpretive areas, picnic rentals, boat pedal and the Rock Springs Camp Meeting has been held annually annually held been has Meeting Camp Springs Rock the election was held and legislation enacted, a town cotton cotton town a enacted, legislation and held was election hiking trails, fishing and boating facilities, seasonal canoe canoe seasonal facilities, boating and fishing trails, hiking Mooresville is also known as “Race City, USA”. City, “Race as known also is Mooresville Camp Ground in Lincoln County. With only two exceptions, exceptions, two only With County. Lincoln in Ground Camp town cotton weigher should be appointed. After a heated heated a After appointed. be should weigher cotton town This 1,500 acre state park features mountain biking trails, trails, biking mountain features park state acre 1,500 This 60 NASCAR teams and racing related businesses, today today businesses, related racing and teams NASCAR 60 camp meeting moved to its current site at the Rock Creek Creek Rock the at site current its to moved meeting camp located in Davidson disagreed on whether an official official an whether on disagreed Davidson in located Moore and his generous gift. As the home of more than than more of home the As gift. generous his and Moore the morning, afternoon and evening. In 1830, the annual annual the 1830, In evening. and afternoon morning, the weighing. In the late 1800s, two thriving cotton firms firms cotton thriving two 1800s, late the In weighing. Lake Norman State Park State Norman Lake The place was named Moore’s Siding in honor of John John of honor in Siding Moore’s named was place The former Duke Power (now Duke Energy) Energy) Duke (now Power Duke former over open fires and attend religious services throughout throughout services religious attend and fires open over The Town’s origin can be traced to a dispute over cotton cotton over dispute a to traced be can origin Town’s The lots for sale to anyone interested in building a town. town. a building in interested anyone to sale for lots September, 1964. The lake is named for for named is lake The 1964. September, come together to camp in tents and covered wagons, cook cook wagons, covered and tents in camp to together come John Franklin Moore offered land for the site as well as as well as site the for land offered Moore Franklin John were annual events where people from the region would would region the from people where events annual were Town of Cornelius of Town to fill and was not officially dedicated until until dedicated officially not was and fill to cotton-weighing platform in Southern Iredell County. County. Iredell Southern in platform cotton-weighing Dam was completed. It took 11 months months 11 took It completed. was Dam Railroad saw a need for a Depot with a sidetrack and and sidetrack a with Depot a for need a saw Railroad the northern portions of Charlotte. of portions northern the Growth principles. principles. Growth of the Catawba River by the Cowans Ford Ford Cowans the by River Catawba the of completed the track from Charlotte to Statesville. The The Statesville. to Charlotte from track the completed County, Iredell County, Mooresville and and Mooresville County, Iredell County, adherence to its Smart Smart its to adherence In 1856 the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio Railroad Railroad Ohio and Tennessee Atlantic, the 1856 In February 1963 when the impoundment impoundment the when 1963 February Overall Excellence for for Excellence Overall also supplies drinking water to Lincoln Lincoln to water drinking supplies also Lake Norman was technically created in in created technically was Norman Lake Achievement Award for for Award Achievement steam that drives their turbines. The Lake Lake The turbines. their drives that steam Town of Mooresville of Town creation of a lake in the early 1900s. 1900s. early the in lake a of creation Davidson its National National its Davidson and McGuire Nuclear Station to cool the the cool to Station Nuclear McGuire and of Duke Energy, began plans for the the for plans began Energy, Duke of awarded the Town of of Town the awarded vineyard. vineyard. and is used by Marshall Steam Station Station Steam Marshall by used is and Protection Agency Agency Protection Southern Power Company, predecessor predecessor Company, Power Southern local North Carolina artists who meet each week at the the at week each meet who artists Carolina North local the hydroelectric station at Cowans Ford Ford Cowans at station hydroelectric the Environmental Environmental room also serves as an art gallery, displaying artwork by by artwork displaying gallery, art an as serves also room Carolinas. It powers the generators at at generators the powers It Carolinas. Lake Norman. Lake In 2004, the U.S. U.S. the 2004, In red and white wines. Their timber frame-style tasting tasting frame-style timber Their wines. white and red in a historic setting. setting. historic a in electricity to the Piedmont region of the the of region Piedmont the to electricity Cowans Ford, an area now covered by by covered now area an Ford, Cowans 1,000 cases of wine, including both dry and semi-sweet semi-sweet and dry both including wine, of cases 1,000 vibrant neighborhoods neighborhoods vibrant Commission (FERC). The Lake provides provides Lake The (FERC). Commission the area and a skirmish was fought at at fought was skirmish a and area the winery in Iredell County. The winery annually produces produces annually winery The County. Iredell in winery creating healthy and and healthy creating Regulatory Regulatory Energy Federal the from War, Lord Cornwallis set up a camp in in camp a up set Cornwallis Lord War, Not far from Troutman is Davesté Vineyards, the first first the Vineyards, Davesté is Troutman from far Not Methodist Church in Catawba County. Camp meetings meetings Camp County. Catawba in Church Methodist the standard for for standard the to the period, and an array of other period buildings. buildings. period other of array an and period, the to license license a under operated is which Revolutionary Revolutionary the During Cherokees. for several days and nights at the site of the Rehobeth Rehobeth the of site the at nights and days several for community is setting setting is community Davesté Vineyards Davesté an exhibit gallery, the 1913 John Murray House, furnished furnished House, Murray John 1913 the gallery, exhibit an a part of the Catawba-Wateree Project, Project, Catawba-Wateree the of part a helped to defend the Fort against the the against Fort the defend to helped to 1794 when a “camp meeting” was held in the woods woods the in held was meeting” “camp a when 1794 to Davidson. Today, the the Today, Davidson. & Minges General Store, the 1880s Wheathouse, used as as used Wheathouse, 1880s the Store, General Minges & downstream of the lake. Lake Norman is is Norman Lake lake. the of downstream French and Indian War.