Record #:

31423

Author(s):

Abstract:

Spencer Shops State Historic Site, near Salisbury, is the former location of the largest Southern railway facility between Washington and Atlanta. The new exhibit, “People, Places and Times,” covers transportation history in North Carolina, from a prehistoric Indian canoe to a modern day airplane. This article discusses the history of the Southern Railway, and some of the features in the museum exhibit.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 15 Issue 10, Oct 1983, p18-19, por

Subject(s):

Transportation museums--Spencer; Transportation--History; Railroads--North Carolina--History