[1][2] In 1925, the Morse family created Carolina Mountain Power Company.

[3] This company funded dam construction on the Broad River which produced the lake after which the town is named.

[3] The dam took two years to build and Lake Lure was finally impounded and filled by 1927.

[5] During Hurricane Helene in 2024, Lake Lure received excessive rain over two days, causing the lake to fill and overtop the dam, which compromised structural supports and eroded both sides around the dam, prompting local officials to call for mandatory evacuations for areas downstream of the dam.

[6] This article about a location in Rutherford County, North Carolina is a stub.