A fall trip to Summerville
by Robalo Boats 29 Sep 2018 16:40 UTC
A fall trip to Summerville © Robalo Boats
West Virginia's largest lake may be called Summersville—but come fall, its character truly comes to life.
Whether you're in town for fishing fun, an easygoing cruise or simply to soak up some local culture, Summersville Lake offers you a chance to do it all. Its idyllic appeal is something for the whole family—an all-ages escape that serves as an aquatic retreat from the rocky, rolling landscapes that surround it.
Read on as we explore Summersville Lake and its one-of-a-kind persona below.
What's in a name?
A name like "Summersville" conveys everything that is good about time on the water—sunshine, vacation, long days spent doing the activities you most enjoy. In all these respects, Summersville Lake lives up to its name... but it almost wasn't Summersville at all!
As a man-made reservoir, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was tasked (as is custom) with naming the body of water after the town used to create its dam. The Hoover Dam was originally named "Boulder Dam" in this way, for example.
But the town of Gad, West Virginia was flooded to create this reservoir, and officials didn't like the sound of a "Gad Dam," so they went with the much more pleasant Summersville after a neighboring town. The rest is history!
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