Fontana Dam, NC

Fontana Dam is a town in Graham County, North Carolina, United States. The 2020 census counted 13 residents. Fontana Dam is located on North Carolina Highway 28 near the Fontana Dam and the Little Tennessee River. The town incorporated in 2011. The town's main employer is the Fontana Village Resort, which serves 100,000 visitors annually. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Fontana Dam, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Fontana Dam, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. The first town called Fontana in North Carolina was a tent town of the Montvale Lumber Company in 1890. The name was given by Mrs.