 Lake Glenville is the highest lake east of the Mississippi at an elevation of 3,942 feet. With 26 miles of shoreline and several waterfalls, Lake Glenville is fed by five tributaries plus dozens of creeks and streams. Glenville is a beautiful community rich in history. The original name was Hamburg Township and was settled in 1827 but in 1891, the town was renamed Glenville. During World War II, the Nantahala Power and Light Company, then owned by ALCOA Company, constructed a dam on the Tuckasegee River so it could supply their company with more electricity to make aluminum for the war effort. While filling the new lake, the town of Glenville (Hamburg) was flooded along with all the schools, homes, businesses, and farmlands up to a depth of 300 feet.
Lake Glenville, NC offers visitors and residents a wide variety of activities with all variety of boating and watersports plus great fishing in clear, clean water for trout, walleye and bass. Should you tire of the lake, the surrounding mountains hold plenty of adventures plus the quaint village of Cashiers and the Town of Highlands. |
