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answers questions about the lost graves
and vampires on the lake-but what is actually a plot in a novel called "Dawn of
the Vampire" by William Hill.
But that novel was accurate in its history, according to Linkous.
"Graves were moved at an underwater hill," he says. "And I've seen the little
dimples where the graves were dug up."
was completed in 1963.
Efforts had begun as early as the 1920s
to dam the Roanoke River at Smith Mountain, but construction did not begin until
1960. Full pond was reached in 1966, and
the lake area has, over the years since, built
its identity as a mountain playground and
residential destination.
Today, the lake has become a popular
place for boating and fishing plus thousands of both full-time and part-time resiVIRGINIA: Smith Mountain Lake
On board the Virginia Dare on the surface dents along its shoreline.
The Virginia Dare (540-297-7100)
of Smith Mountain Lake, Captain Gary
Fisher laughs as lunch is served on an Oc- is a paddle-wheeler that spans 63 feet
and was constructed about 30
tober day.
years ago in LaCrosse, Wis"People enjoy the food,"
RIGHT: North
Carolina's 6,510consin. The cruising vessel
says Fisher. "And they enjoy
acre Lake James
was shipped on the Tennesthe narration-what the boat
was built in the
see River system, according
is all about and what the lake
1920s, and flooded
to Fisher, but was then disasis all about."
a community named
Fonta Flora.
sembled and sent by truck to
Offering 525 miles of shorea marina, where it was rebuilt
line, Smith Mountain Lake
touches into three Virginia counties: and launched on this lake.
"It's an icon here at the lake," says
Franklin, Bedford and Pittsylvania. A stop
on the lake cruise, Smith Mountain Dam, Fisher. "It's the only one of its kind."
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