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Lake Hickory

Artificial lakes of the United StatesBlue Ridge National Heritage AreaGeography of Alexander County, North CarolinaGeography of Burke County, North CarolinaGeography of Caldwell County, North Carolina
Geography of Catawba County, North CarolinaUse American English from June 2026Use mdy dates from June 2026

Lake Hickory is a man-made lake sat in-between Catawba and Alexander counties in North Carolina, with western parts of the lake bordering Caldwell and Burke counties. Lake Hickory was created in 1927 after the construction of the Oxford Dam owned by Duke Energy. The lake is named after the nearby city of Hickory. Lake Hickory provides water to multiple nearby cities including Hickory, Conover, and Longview. The Oxford Dam, owned by Duke Energy, was built in 1927, and became operational in 1928, producing 36 megawatts of electricity. The Oxford Dam lead to the creation of Lake Hickory. The dam is 122 feet tall and 1200 feet long, with a spillway section of 550 feet. It is parallel to Interstate 40 connecting Catawba County to Alexander County. Eastern parts of the river, that are within Caldwell and Burke Counties, are under the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area.

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Moretz Stadium

Helen and Leonard Moretz Stadium is an 8,500-seat stadium located in Hickory, North Carolina. It serves as home to the Lenoir-Rhyne University Bears of the South Atlantic Conference. Moretz Stadium is the fourth oldest stadium in continuous use in NCAA Division II and one of the oldest in the country, built in 1924. Games played there are said to be played "between the bricks" as the walls separating the seating area from the field are made up of brick, which have been a part of the design of the stadium since it opened in 1924. The Stadium currently serves as the home field for the L-R football and men's and women's lacrosse teams and also houses the university's spring commencement exercises. The Lenoir-Rhyne baseball team also used the facility as its home field until a baseball-specific ground was built across the street. In 1960, it was the site for the NAIA National Semifinal football game, which Lenoir-Rhyne won on its way to its only national championship in school history. Moretz Stadium was also home of a 1962 NAIA National Semifinal game and an NCAA Division II Semifinal game in 2013. The stadium has hosted four NCAA Playoff games in its history, all of which came in either 2012 or 2013. A July 2019 assessment discovered problems with the structural integrity of the home stand, as a result of the findings the university has decided to tear down the stand and replace it with a temporary stand for the 2019 season. The school will build a permanent replacement in 2020.