Record #:

7351

Author(s):

Turner, Walter R.

Abstract:

Samuel Spencer, a Georgia native, was the first president of the Southern Railway and one of the country's railroad leaders. Founded in 1894, the Southern Railway Company controlled over 4,500 miles of track across the South. To keep the equipment repaired, the company built a large repair shop in Rowan County in 1896 and named the location Spencer. It is the only one of North Carolina's railroad towns named for a railroad man. Turner discusses three decisions Spencer made in early life and how they affected North Carolina.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 44 Issue 2, Spring 2005, p30-33, il, por

Subject(s):

Railroads--Spencer--History; Spencer, Samuel, 1847-1906

Record #:

6197

Author(s):

Misenheimer, Larry

Abstract:

Founded in 1894, the Southern Railway Company controlled over 4,500 miles of track across the South. To keep the equipment repaired, the company built a large repair shop in Rowan County in 1896. Misenheimer describes the work carried out by over 2,000 workers at Spencer Shops, which was named for company president Samuel Spencer. The shops were used into the 1960s, when the era of the steam engine came to an end.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 20 Issue 3, Spring 1981, p4-10, il

Subject(s):

Railroad repair shops--Spencer; Railroads--Spencer--History