Name/Title
Highland Lake Club Membership DocumentsEntry/Object ID
2004.012.005Scope and Content
In 1873, the Honorable William Aiken, Governor of SC, the mill/property was passed on to his daughter Mrs. A. Burnet Rhett, whose father-in-law, Robert Barnwell Rhett owned "The Charleston Mercury" and was the author of the first draft of the Ordinance of Secession. The mill was renamed Rhett's Mill. In 1910, Joseph Holt and a group of Columbia and Charleston, SC, businessmen organized the Highland Lake Club as a corporation. They bought nearly 500 acres of land in the Flat Rock area and enlarged the lake to the largest in the county at that time. The land of this new corporation was subdivided into large lots which were to be sold for summer homes. An owner of a lot had all the privileges of the lake, such as boating, swimming, and fishing, as well as the privilege of the Highland Lake Club House. It was a big rustic type hotel that had all of the modern conveniences of the day including a large lobby and dance hall, which were to be lighted by electricity- a rare thing in this area in those days. The Club would furnish hotel accommodations to club members and their guests and serve meals to those members who had built cottages. The Club had its own orchestra that played at meal times and for dances. John Ingils (or Ingles), a nationally known golf expert, was brought here to lay out the only 18 hole golf course in the entire mountain area of Western North Carolina at the time and predicted to become the Mecca of golf enthusiasts the world over. Too far ahead of its time, the Club failed after two years. (Source: Highland Lake Inn website, "History," http://www.hlinn.com/everything/history.htm)
File contains membership applications for Ion Rhett, W. Aiken Rhett, Edmund Rhett, and A. Burnett Rhett, dated August 25, 1910; payment due letters to same, dated Sept. 28, 1910; payment receipts for same, dated Oct. 1, 1910.Collection
Aiken-Rhett HouseAcquisition
Accession
2004.012.Source or Donor
Rhett, Mary F.Acquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
In memory of Edmund Rhett, 1914-1997
In Memory of: Edmund Rhett, 1914-1997Lexicon
Search Terms
Correspondence, Personal Papers, Memorabilia, Highland Lake Club (Flat Rock, N.C.)--Membership, Aiken-Rhett Family--CorrespondenceArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1910Archive Size/Extent
1 folder containing photocopies of membership applications, receipts, and related correspondence; originals in protective sleevesRestrictions
Access: Refer to photocopy. Handle original only when necessary.Primary Language
EnglishArchive Notes
Date(s): 1910
Level of Description: Item
System of Arrangement: Copy of each document; originals in protective sleeves.Location
Location
Container
Misc. A-R Family DocumentsShelf
ARH ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Container
Document BoxShelf
ARH Shelves, ARH ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Rhett, William AikenPerson or Organization
Rhett, EdmundPerson or Organization
Rhett, I'onPerson or Organization
Rhett, Andrew Burnet (Jr.)Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
July 26, 2004Updated By
kemmonsUpdate Date
February 18, 2016