Lake Wylie Memories - Who is this girl?

The little girl in this picture is Judy Penland (now Judy Smiley). The picture was taken of Judy when she was about 5 years old, near what is now The Lake Club on Lake Wylie. Judy has many fond memories of her daddy (Bill Penland) taking her swimming and fishing at "the river". Her mother loved to lie in the sun and watch Bill fish. They'd catch bream, catfish, and bass and fry them up for supper.

When Judy was about 10, her family and some friends went in together to lease a lot on Lake Wylie. They built a small shack, and enjoyed lots of good times.

Now Judy and her husband Mac live on Lake Wylie where they built their retirement home several years ago. Their grandchildren love coming to visit, and enjoy fishing, boating, and swimming. (Judy STILL loves swimming in the lake!)

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Lake Wylie Memories

This river "shack" was built and enjoyed by the Penland and Robbins families of Rock Hill. This picture of Alice Penland sitting on the steps was taken in the 1950's.

River shacks such as this one were common on Lake Wylie during the 1960's and 1970's. Most of the land was leased from Duke Power, so permanent residences were not built.

In the late 1970's, Duke Power began offering lake lots for sale. Those who had been leasing the lots had first right of purchase. This lot was purchased for $7,700 from Duke Power in 1978. Incidentally, if sold today, this property would be valued at over $500,000!

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