Lake Anna History...and some trivia
Lake Anna is the second largest lake located entirely in Virginia, with 250 miles of shoreline and 13,000 acres of beautiful, clean water. The lake is 17 miles long and surrounded by rolling farmlands, and hardwood forest. Many lovely homes are built along the shore, each on at least an acre of land.
In 1968, Virginia Power purchased 18,000 acres of farmlands in three counties along the North Anna and Pamunkey Rivers. Many of these holdings were at one time, large working plantations and these historic homes still stand in many of our lake communities adding to its charm.
The lake was created to support and act as a cooling water supply for the North Anna Nuclear Power station. By 1972 the lake bottom was cleared of all timber and the dam was nearing completion. It was projected to take 3 years to completely fill the lake when along came hurricane Agnes and did that job in 11 months. The first communites broke ground at about that same time and from that beginning, the lake has grown to over 120 different communities doting the shore....something for everyone.
Because we are not connected to a central water or sewer supply, each home site is a least 40,000 sq. ft., just short of an acre with most being an acre plus.
Since the rivers existed before the lake, the area was a natural staging ground for Confederate troops preparing for the battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse. General Custer was commissioned a captain in one of the existing homes. Many of the communities have their own civil ar story surrounding their "home" plantation.
The ancestral home of Alex Haley, creator of "Roots" the classic TV series, was also here at Lake Anna. Those interested in history will find much right here in our backyards as well as in nearby Fredericksburg and Charlottesville.
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