'); } --> Members of the Lake Wylie Pilot editorial board were
chatting about what local residents might not know about Lake
Wylie and York County. As a result, the Pilot will run an
occasional piece about our community. In light of last week’s
news about Henry Knob’s water contamination, we thought we’d
start with Lake Wylie’s monadnock, a Native American term for an
isolated hill or a lone mountain that has risen above the
surrounding area, typically by surviving erosion. Word from the
Environmental Protection Agency that the past mining operations
at Henry’s Knob have contaminated some wells in the area near
Clover is disquieting. Henry’s Knob is a monadnock (isolated
mountain) three miles west of Clover off Highway 55 and named
for William Henry, who received it in a grant from King George
III. Another monadnock, Nanny’s Mountain, is closer to Lake
Wylie, being visible from many points in our community. Mining
operations from 1947 to 1970 and the consequent flooding of the
excavated area of Henry’s Knob a