Lake Arrowhead, Georgia

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Lake Arrowhead is located approximately two miles southwest of Waleska, Georgia, in the mountainous northwestern corner of Cherokee County. The private community is home to Georgia's largest, man-made, privately-owned lake, which covers about 540 acres and boasts water depths of 80 feet. Lake Arrowhead was established in the early 1970s as a remote mountain retreat, but now finds itself at the edge of Metro Atlanta's suburban expansion.

The small valley it sits in and the surrounding community was originally known by local residents as "Lost Town." The area was originally settled in the 1840's, and many decendants of the first pioneers still live nearby in the Walseka area.