ðˌoʊ ðə lˈeɪk wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ dʒˈuːliən sˈiː. "bˈʊl" hˈɛdli ʌv kɛntˈʌki ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli tə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z, æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv bˈʊl ɹˈʌn plæntˈeɪʃən, ðə lˈænd wˌɪtʃ lˈeɪk mˈʌŋki bˈɪznəs ɪz ˌɔn wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli pˈɑːɹt ʌv fɹˈænsɪs sˈiː. ɡɹˈɪskɑːmz wˈɔːɾɚɹ ˈoʊk plæntˈeɪʃən.
Though the lake was created by Julian C. "Bull" Headley (of Kentucky) in the early to mid-1950s, as part of Bull Run Plantation, the land which Lake Monkey Business is on was originally part of Frances C. Griscom's Water Oak Plantation.