Cheap Things To Do in Spencer, North Carolina

The North Carolina Transportation Museum at Historic Spencer Shops is located on the site of what was once ... More on recreation.gov

The North Carolina Transportation Museum is easily accessed from Highway I-85. More on TripAdvisor

'Southern Railway's Spencer Shops' were a major steam locomotive repair facility between Atlanta and Washington, D.C. in Spencer, North Carolina. The service facility was once Southern Railway's largest steam locomotive repair center. ... More on Wikipedia

The North Carolina Transportation Museum is located on the site of what was once Southern Railway Company's largest steam locomotive repair facility. The site features an authentic train depot, antique automobiles, and a 37-bay Roundhouse ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Inscription. Erected by the Elizabeth, Maxwell Steele Chapter, of the Daughters of the, American Revolution, in memory of the, Rowan County boys, who fought in the, World War 1919, , Erected 1919 by Daughters of the American Revolution ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Parish established in, 1753. Present building, constructed in 1828, stands one block west. , Erected 1949 by Archives, Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number L 44: ), , Location. 35° 40.107′ ... More on HMDB

Compiled by Russell Bastedo State Curator 1998 Governor John Steele 1844, 1845. Steele (1789-1865) was born at Salisbury (NC). Orphaned at an early age, Steele was apprenticed at age fourteen (1803... More on Nh.gov

Inscription. Governor, 1859-61. A leader, of the secession movement, in N. C. Died July, 1861, aged, 40. Home stands 1½, blocks south. , Erected 1938 by N. C. State Historical Commission. (Ma... More on HMDB

Inscription. [ Left Tablet: ], This monument is erected by authority of an Act of the Pennsylvania Legislature approved June 13th 1907. To commemorate the patriotic devotion, heroism, and self-sacrifice of the officers and soldiers ... More on HMDB

Inscription. On November 2, 1861, the Confederate government purchased about 16 acres here for a prison. The tract included an abandoned three-story cotton mill, a boiler house, six tenements, a superintendents house, and several ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Salisbury Prison and Trench Graves: Salisbury Prison was established by the Confederate government in October 1861 on the site of an old cotton factory. In preparation for the first prisoners, a portion of the grounds ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Settled by Scotch-Irish in 1747, coming from Pennsylvania along the, “Great Wagon Road”. Established as the, county seat in 1753. Named after the, cathedral town (New Sarum) in England. Largest city in western ... More on HMDB