Birth, Dearth, Rebirth This water-birthed mountain town hosted some of the country's wealthiest socialites before being washed away in a record-breaking but murkily documented flood, more than 100 years ago. BY LAUREN STEPP | PHOTOS COURTESY JOHN L. NICHOLS, III 62 BLUERIDGECOUNTRY.COM Lake Toxaway North Carolinahttp://www.BLUERIDGECOUNTRY.COM