Ahhhh, Life By The Lake...
 Lake Wylie, South Carolina is a vibrant and thriving community where geography, people and economic vitality have fashioned a distinctive Southern lifestyle. The leisure and excitement of lakeside living, our comfortable, small town atmosphere and convenient proximity to regional commercial and cultural centers make Lake Wylie the perfect setting to live and do business. |
For enterprising individuals, growing families and active retirees, Lake Wylie is indeed the perfect setting for home and business. Nestled on the northwest shore of 12,455-acre Lake Wylie in York County, our community is ideally Situated for both work and play. Lake Wylie is 17 miles from Charlotte, one of the nation's fastest growing commercial and financial centers and site of Charlotte Douglas International Airport; 15 miles from Rock Hill, strongly emerging as an economic hub in piedmont South Carolina; and less than 75 miles from Columbia, the capital of the Palmetto State. |
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10 Things You Must Know About Lake Wylie....
10 Things To Know About Lake Wylie
1. Population: 20,000 living on and near the shores in Mecklenburg, York and Gaston counties.
2. The Lake: 12,455 acres; 570 feet above see level; 325 miles of shoreline in Mecklenburg, York and Gaston counties.
3. Traffic: 30,000 vehicles daily cross the Buster Boyd Bridge.
4. Biggest Boat on Lake: 75-foot house boat.
5. Most Expensive Boat on Lake Wylie: $450,000 cabin cruiser.
6. History: The lake was created in 1904 when the Catawba River was dammed. It was known as "Catawba Lake" until 1960, when it was named after Dr. Gill Wylie, a physician and business associate of Duke Power founder Buck Duke.
7. Must See: Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden on the South Fork River section of Wylie near Belmont. The 450-acre site was created by textile magnate Daniel Stowe in 1991 and draws about 55,000 visitors annually.
8. What's Cookin': Best place on the lake to have a drink and watch the sunset: T-Bones on the Lake. Fanciest meal near the lake: The River Rat, (with the unofficial mascot of the lake - a statue of a human-sized river rat at the helm of a bathtub with an outboard). Both are in Lake Wylie, SC.
9. Best Show on Lake: Fourth of July fireworks near Buster Boyd Bridge.
10. Proper Pronunciation: Some longtime residents still don't call it Lake Wylie; it's simply the RiVAH.
1. Population: 20,000 living on and near the shores in Mecklenburg, York and Gaston counties.
2. The Lake: 12,455 acres; 570 feet above see level; 325 miles of shoreline in Mecklenburg, York and Gaston counties.
3. Traffic: 30,000 vehicles daily cross the Buster Boyd Bridge.
4. Biggest Boat on Lake: 75-foot house boat.
5. Most Expensive Boat on Lake Wylie: $450,000 cabin cruiser.
6. History: The lake was created in 1904 when the Catawba River was dammed. It was known as "Catawba Lake" until 1960, when it was named after Dr. Gill Wylie, a physician and business associate of Duke Power founder Buck Duke.
7. Must See: Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden on the South Fork River section of Wylie near Belmont. The 450-acre site was created by textile magnate Daniel Stowe in 1991 and draws about 55,000 visitors annually.
8. What's Cookin': Best place on the lake to have a drink and watch the sunset: T-Bones on the Lake. Fanciest meal near the lake: The River Rat, (with the unofficial mascot of the lake - a statue of a human-sized river rat at the helm of a bathtub with an outboard). Both are in Lake Wylie, SC.
9. Best Show on Lake: Fourth of July fireworks near Buster Boyd Bridge.
10. Proper Pronunciation: Some longtime residents still don't call it Lake Wylie; it's simply the RiVAH.
