The family tradition at Thousand Acres began over a half-century ago, when the Smith family purchased the property shortly after Deep Creek Lake was impounded to form Maryland's largest hydroelectric project. The pristine lake and mountainous landscape of Garrett County has long been a destination of metropolitan visitors. Notable Deep Creek vacationers include many Presidents and world-famous scientists and doctors. Since the 1950's, the Smith family has sold only a limited portion of the Thousand Acres shoreline to individual homeowners and to a small, private yacht club. Tree sheltered private paved roads now provide access to the homes built on this quiet section of Deep Creek Lake’s southern shoreline.
The Smith family’s established legacy of environmental stewardship on Thousand Acres is being carefully preserved to ensure that the property will retain its unique heritage and beautiful natural character. The golf course and all community amenities and residential areas will be designed to protect and enhance the environment, including significant wetlands, streams, and springs found in the native forests of Thousand Acres. Carefully controlled land development will be observed to maintain Thousand Acres at Deep Creek Lake in complete harmony with its natural surroundings.
