Southern Railway's Spencer Shops, Spencer

Name: Southern Railway's Spencer Shops
Address: Spencer, United States

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Southern Railway's Spencer Shops, Spencer

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Southern Railway's Spencer Shops was once 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. The period of greatest prosperity and productivity for the facility was in the first half of the twentieth century. These type of repair service facilities for the railroads were called "back shops". They were located in every division of a railroad system and centralized for the most extensive kinds of repairs. ()

Built: 1896 (128 years ago)Coordinates: 35°41'13"N, 80°26'10"W

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Downtown SpencerSpencer United States

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Southern Railway's Spencer Shops – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: North Carolina Transportation Museum, Shuford Stadium, Rowan Museum, West End Plaza.

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Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
North Carolina Transportation Museum, Spencer
3 min walk • The North Carolina Transportation Museum is a museum in Spencer, North Carolina. It is a collection of automobiles, aircraft, and railway vehicles. The museum is located at the former Southern Railway's 1896-era Spencer Shops and devotes much of its space to the state's railroad history.
2.8 miW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Shuford Stadium, Salisbury
73 min walk • Shuford Stadium is a 4,500-capacity stadium located in Salisbury, North Carolina. It is home to Catawba College, who play in the South Atlantic Conference. The stadium was built in 1925 but has been upgraded several times since.
2.2 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Rowan Museum, Salisbury
57 min walk • The Rowan Museum is located in a 19th-century courthouse in Salisbury, North Carolina that survived Stoneman’s Raid. The building is considered to be one of the finest examples of antebellum architecture in North Carolina. The museum is dedicated to the history of Rowan County.
4.5 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
West End Plaza, Salisbury
114 min walk • West End Plaza is a shopping mall in Salisbury, North Carolina. It is owned by Rowan County, North Carolina. Built starting in 1986 at Jake Alexander Boulevard and Statesville Boulevard, Salisbury Mall appeared to be in a good place.
3.6 miW
35°42'15"N • 80°29'51"W
Crescent Golf Club, Salisbury
93 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
1.8 miW
35°40'53"N • 80°28'2"W
Hurley Park, Salisbury
46 min walk • Park
2.2 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Mount Zion Baptist Church, Salisbury
55 min walk • Mount Zion Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located at 413 N. Church Street in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. The sanctuary was built in 1907, and is a red brick Gothic Revival style building.
1.9 miSW
Museum
Grimes Mill, Salisbury
49 min walk • Grimes Mill was located at 600 N. Church St. in Salisbury, North Carolina. It was built in 1896 as a flour and feed mill. It stayed active until 1982. The Historic Salisbury Foundation bought it that year and later turned it into a museum.
2.2 miSW
Museum
Community Building, Salisbury
57 min walk • The Community Building, originally built as the Rowan County Courthouse, is a historic building located at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was built between 1854 and 1857, and is a two-story, Classical Revival, stuccoed brick building on a granite foundation.
2.2 miSW
Cemetery
Oak Grove-Freedman's Cemetery, Salisbury
57 min walk • The Oak Grove-Freedman's Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at the corner of Liberty Street and North Church Street in downtown Salisbury, North Carolina. The cemetery has served as a burial ground for African Americans since it was deeded to the city in 1770.
2.1 miSW
Bridge
Shober Bridge, Salisbury
55 min walk • Shober Bridge is a historic humpback bridge carrying Ellis Street across the Norfolk Southern Railway in Salisbury, North Carolina, one of two timber bridges in the city. It has asphalt on top of a wooden deck and has needed replacement for many years.