[3] The club is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains near the North Carolina and Virginia state borders, along U.S. Route 21.

[4] In 1770, the Smith family of Norfolk, Virginia settled in Roaring Gap on land that is now part of High Meadows.

[6] In 1963, Robert Glenn Davis scoped out the area for land to build a summer resort and golf course, which would be named Alleghany Heights.

In 1965, Davis worked with Jim Massey, a general contractor and civil engineer, to design the first homes in High Meadows.

[6] The clubhouse, located over the 18th green with a view of the lake, was built in 1966 by architect Claus R. Moberg.