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The name Jocassee means “Place of the Lost One.” The Jocassee Gorges area was once home to part of the Cherokee Nation. Today, it lies 300 feet (91 m) beneath the lake’s surface, near the Toxaway River. Nearby town was a major hub connecting lo... Read more

The name Jocassee means “Place of the Lost One.” The Jocassee Gorges area was once home to part of the Cherokee Nation. Today, it lies 300 feet (91 m) beneath the lake’s surface, near the Toxaway River. Nearby town was a major hub connecting local Cherokee towns and villages. Then, European settlers (mostly of Scottish and Irish descent) arrived from Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Charleston. Land grants from these settlers in the Jocassee area date back as far as 1791. Today, Lake Jocassee is one of the most ecologically pristine and pure lakes east of the continental divide, offering grandeur and beauty beyond description. You can spend days exploring the varied waterfalls and inlets of northern South Carolina. You can even travel into North Carolina to revel in natural beauty found nowhere else.

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