Spencer, North Carolina
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Spencer, North Carolina is a small historic town in Rowan County best known for its railroad heritage and the North Carolina Transportation Museum.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Salisbury, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| county | Rowan County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | town government ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
heritage rail excursions at North Carolina Transportation Museum
ⓘ
railroad exhibits ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTheme |
railroad-themed events
ⓘ
transportation history ⓘ |
| hasEconomySector |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
museum-related tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature | historic railroad facilities ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | railroad heritage ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | residential areas with early 20th-century homes ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance | Southern Railway operations ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | Spencer Shops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | North Carolina Transportation Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalDesignation | Spencer, NC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
North Carolina Transportation Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
railroad history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Piedmont Urban Crescent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rowan County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ United States South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Samuel Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Piedmont region of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportationHeritage | Southern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.