Kerr Lake: Entire train remains from over a century ago. Long before Kerr Lake was created in 1952, a tall railroad trestle ran across the previous body of water, known as Nutbrush Creek.

In the days before Kerr Lake, there was a towering railroad trestle that crossed Nutbush Creek in Vance County. A forest fire scorched the bridge but it appeared safe. However, on March 27, 1918 ...