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	Journal of Transport History, The: North Carolina Transportation Museum - Spencer Shops, The
		The museum's mission includes all of the forms of transport that affected North Carolina, ranging from dugout canoes to horse-drawn carriages to such forms of recreational transport as kayaks and NASCAR.
		The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources acquired a small portion of the facility in 1977, followed by the bulk of the property, 57 acres in all, two years later.
		Visitors entering the museum drive past a set of entrance gates fabricated from railroad crossing barriers, a telling indicator of the principal focus of this transport museum.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3884/is_200303/ai_n9209507 (1159 words)

	North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This major battle, the largest ever fought in North Carolina, was the only significant attempt to defeat the large Union army of Gen. William T. Sherman during its march through the Carolinas in the spring of 1865.
		North Carolina's Fourth Provincial Congress met in Halifax in the spring of 1776.
		The North Carolina State Capitol, completed in 1840, is one of the finest and best-preserved examples of a major civic building in the Greek Revival style of architecture.
	www.ncdcr.gov /historic-sites.htm (1298 words)

	North Carolina Transportation Museum Spencer, North Carolina (Transportation)
		North Carolina Transportation Museum Spencer, North Carolina (Transportation)
		The museum traces the history of transportation in North Carolina.
		Museum and grounds open Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 1-5pm, April-October; Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 1-4pm, the rest of the year.
	www.ohwy.com /nc/n/nctramus.htm (136 words)

	North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The story of North Carolina's Albemarle region-from Native Americans, to the first English-speaking colonists, to farmers and fishermen.
		Preserving the history and culture of southern North Carolina from prehistory to the present.
		Interprets the history of North Carolina's Mountain region, from the earliest inhabitants through the settlement period and into the twentieth century.
	www.ncdcr.gov /museums.htm (369 words)

	Transportation Museums Reference
		New Zealand Bus Museum - Provides a directory of preserved buses housed in museums and private collections, as well as vehicles that are still in service, and passenger transport history.
		North Carolina Transportation Museum - Automobile and rail transportation in North Carolina.
		The New York Museum of Transportation - Located near Rochester, NY, the museum features trolleys, road and rail vehicles, photos, a large model railroad, and a research archive.
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Reference/Museums/Transportation (407 words)

	Around Carolina / Great Getaways/ North Carolina Transportation Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		his is a truly moving story: the story of the North Carolina Transportation Museum.
		Located on the 57 acre site of Southern Railway's steam locomotive repair facility in Spencer, the museum is a tribute to the people and machines that moved North Carolina.
		A tour of the North Carolina Transportation Museum begins at Barber Junction, a restored passenger station built in 1898 in the nearby town of Barber, and moved to the site in 1980.
	features.aroundcarolina.com /transport (569 words)

	July99THT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		As you might imagine, the museum is especially popular with railroad buffs and old-timers who remember the key role railroads played in state history moving passengers and freight.
		Now the museum's information center, the depot, which was closed in 1975, still sells tickets for the 30-minute train ride around the complex.
		After visiting the museum, don't miss seeing Salisbury, where walking tours take you past attractive homes and churches from the 1800s, a 1760s town well, the Old English Cemetery and the Rowan Museum.
	www.nccbi.org /NCMagazine/1999/mag-07-99tht.htm (696 words)

	North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
		Preservation North Carolina is a private, non-profit, statewide organization with the mission of protecting and promoting buildings, sites and landscapes important to the diverse heritage of North Carolina.
		Lam was nominated for the award N.C. Transportation Museum Historian Walter Turner because of his efforts to preserve Spencer Shops, once a Southern Railway repair facility for steam locomotives and now the site of the N.C. Transportation Museum.
		Lam’s consistent support of the museum and legislative lobbying on behalf of the site helped secure a $4.5 million enhancement allocation from the N.C. Department of Transportation in the early 1990s for the restoration of the Bob Julian Roundhouse, completed in 1996.
	www.ncdcr.gov /news/2004/trans11-18-04.asp (527 words)

	Smoky Mountain News \| Outdoors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The fourth annual Cycle North Carolina, to be held October 5-12, will take riders on a backroads tour of the state from Statesville to New Bern.
		Formed in 1999, Cycle North Carolina is designed to promote physical fitness and health, provide economic impact and publicity to rural communities across the state while showcasing the state’s beauty, scenic attractions and cultural diversity.
		North Carolina Amateur Sports, host of the State Games of North Carolina and Cycle North Carolina, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1983.
	www.smokymountainnews.com /issues/04_02/04_24_02/out_cycle_nc.html (384 words)

	Asbestos gets boot as part of cleanup at N.C. Transportation Museum
		Museum officials said this week that the initial phase of the restoration is complete.
		Museum supporters hope it will help them attract visitors and classes of children from around the country.
		Lam said the museum, which displays means of transportation from dug-out canoes to airplanes, already has won praise from others in the field.
	www.salisburypost.com /2001dec/122301c.htm (547 words)

	North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
		N.C. — The North Carolina Transportation Museum will welcome Ford automobiles of all models and years to the historic site for its second annual All-Ford Show, set for Aug. 6.
		The museum collection also includes a 1927 Model TT truck, a 1930 Model AA truck, a 1931 Model A Ford Sedan, 1935 N.C. Highway Patrol Roadster, and a 1959 Edsel.
		is to enrich the cultural, educational, and economic well-being of North Carolina's citizens and visitors.
	www.ncdcr.org /news/2005/NCTM07_25_2005.asp (353 words)

	AAA Go Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Today, the North Carolina Transportation Museum celebrates Spencer’s moving history as well as how goods and passengers were carried through America, by plane, train, automobile and ship.
		A tour of the 57-acre North Carolina Transportation Museum begins at Barber Junction, a restored passenger station built in 1898 in the nearby town of Barber, and moved to the site in 1980.
		On display until the end of February is “Liberty Ships and Airships: North Carolina and the Battle of the Atlantic,” an exhibit that highlights ship building in Wilmington during World War II.
	www.aaacarolinas.com /Newsroom/Magazine/JanFeb04/JanFeb04_transportationmuseum.htm (543 words)

	Groundbreaking for the Back Shop Restoration North Carolina
		Ever since the North Carolina Railroad was built more than 150 years ago, agriculture, industry, population - and even our interstates - have grown rapidly beside the railroad.
		Currently, the DOT and Cultural Resources are working together to create a business plan for the museum that clearly defines the roles for each of our agencies, as well as the Transportation Museum Foundation.
		The Transportation Museum is a great asset in this quest because it provides real, hands-on proof of how important transportation has always been - and will continue to be - in our lives.
	www.ncdot.org /public/speeches/backshoprestoration02_12.html (741 words)

	Museum History
		Transporting the oversized load on Thanksgiving weekend had required special permission from the states of North Carolina and Tennessee.
		The new museum later acquired the present property site, to which the Shay and the Depot were moved.
		The museum is entirely dependent on contributions from members and benefactors, and sales from our gift shop to fund its operation, while occasional grants provide for capital improvements.
	www.littleriverrailroad.org /museum_history.htm (815 words)

	Attractions
		The Spencer National Register District, located adjacent to the NC Transportation Museum, is the largest contiguous district in North Carolina.
		North Carolina ranks fourth in the nation, behind only Florida, New York and California in the number of minor league baseball teams in the state.
		Beginning at South Carolina's Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site and ending in Hillsborough, North Carolina, where the momentous constitutional Convention of 1788 was held, explore life during the American war for independence.
	www.visitsalisburync.com /html/attractions.htm (2557 words)

	Virtual Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Fulfilling the need to preserve the history of bus transportation, the Museum will contain restored coaches and memorabilia from the earliest days of bus transportation to the present.
		The Museum's volunteers have restored the 1906 streetcar steamboat "Minnehaha," one of six express boats which connected 27 points on Lake Minnetonka with streetcar stops at Deephaven, Excelsior, and Wildhurst.
		Opened in 1975, the purpose of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is to collect, preserve and interpret the history of railroading in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
	education.dot.gov /k5/tours.htm (930 words)

	North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
		The North Carolina Transportation Museum, located in the former Spencer Shops, where Southern Railway’s steam locomotives received repairs and maintenance for more than half a century, is using the $3,500 grant to distribute 223 copies of “Southern Railway’s Spencer Shops: 1896-1996” to middle school media centers in the Piedmont region of the state.
		The North Carolina Transportation Museum, located in historic Spencer Shops, the former Southern Railway repair facility for steam locomotives, is part of the Division of State Historic Sites, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
		The museum offers free admission and is conveniently located just a few minutes off I-85 in Spencer, N.C., and about an hour from Charlotte, Greensboro or Winston-Salem.
	www.ncdcr.net /news/2005/NCTM07_18_2005.asp (417 words)

	Railroad Museums & Historical Organizations
		North Carolina Transportation Museum - The North Carolina Transportation Museum is located on the site of what was once Southern Railway Company's largest steam locomotive repair facility.
		The Phillipsburg Railroad and Transportation Heritage Committee - Phillipsburg, NJ
		Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania - Strasburg, PA. A most wonderful collection of equipment and memories of a great industry that changed America -- railroading.
	www.prrh.org /links/museums.html (317 words)

	The Salisbury Post • (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		SPENCER — Several local artists will be demonstrating their skills for school groups and other visitors to the North Carolina Transportation Museum during Artrain USA's visit to the site this week.
		The North Carolina Transportation Museum is one of only four sites in the state that will host the train.
		Saturday, March 5, is also Rowan Rides Free day at the museum, so all Rowan County residents may ride the train for free, with proof of address (such as a driver's license or utility bill).
	www.salisburypost.com /print/309609922155842.php (595 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1977, Southern Railway donated some of the Shops' buildings, making way for the creation of the North Carolina Transportation Museum, and two years later, Southern gave 57 additional acres and several other buildings to the new museum.
		A key event in that celebration was the rededication of the old roundhouse which had been converted into primarily exhibit space.
		Materials from the North Carolina Transportation Museum's Centennial Celebration, including a listing of the celebration's 100 special events, an invitation to attend the Artrain, a flier announcing a presentation "North Carolina Railroads and the Civil War," and an invitation to the North Carolina Transportation Museum's grand opening on September 15, 1996.
	www.lib.co.rowan.nc.us /HistoryRoom/9617mss.htm (317 words)

	NCDOT Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation
		Bicycle enthusiasts across North Carolina can now show their support for bicycle and highway safety by purchasing a new specialized license plate.
		Officially opened to the public April 4, 2005, with a ribbon cutting ceremony that was attend by the public and key personnel from the North Carolina Museum of Art, Meredith College, the City of Raleigh, NCDOT and the Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation.
		Eighteen municipalities were recently notified of their award for the 2005 cycle of the North Carolina Department of Transportation Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Grant Initiative.
	www.ncdot.org /transit/bicycle (478 words)

	North Carolina Transportation Museum - WelcomeToNC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		As the popularity of steam engines began to fall in the 1950's, Spencer Shops started on the road to decline, and employment dropped steadily through the 1950s and 1960s until it finally came to a halt in the late 1970s.
		In September 1977 Southern Railway donated four acres and three buildings to the state of North Carolina for the North Carolina Transportation Museum.
		The history of the state's railroads is featured in the 37-stall roundhouse.
	www.welcometonc.com /detail/52.cfm (239 words)

	Transportation Museums > Museums, Historical Sites, & Similar Institutions > Arts, Recreation, & ...
		- Restores historic streetcars that once were a vital part of public transportation in Baltimore,Maryland.
		- Located near Rochester, NY, the museum features trolleys, road and rail vehicles, photos, a large model railroad, and a research archive.
		- Automobile and rail transportation in North Carolina.
	www.1800miti.com /league/arts/museum/museum-trans.html (472 words)

	Family Day at the N.C. Transportation Museum, 100th Anniversary, Events - Duke Power (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Duke Power employees, retirees and their families enjoyed Duke Power Family Day on July 17 at the North Carolina Transportation Museum.
		The North Carolina Transportation Museum hosted employees as a part of the centennial celebration because of the museum's historical connection with Duke Power.
		Children clamored to ride the trains and test their strength on the handcar, while passenger and caboose trains were filled to capacity for each ride.
	www.dukepower.com /aboutus/company/history/events/transportation.asp (228 words)

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		U.S., state and other flags adorn the fronts of antique Airstream trailers at the North Carolina Transportation Museum, which is having its first Airstream rally this week.
		The grounds of the North Carolina Transportation Museum are looking a bit like a campground this week, as the site hosts its first antique Airstream trailer rally.
		The campers will be at the museum through the Sunday, participating in a variety of special-interest programs and tours of local sites, including the Rowan Museum and Reed Gold Mine, while they’re here.
	www.nctrans.org /pr_airsteam.htm (497 words)

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		Here are some photos of the runbys that the crews of the North Carolina Transportation Museum put together for us.
		The Transportation Museum's 3-truck shay # 1925 works upgrade as Engineer Archie Fisher and Fireman Richard Morse perform a runby for us at the 2001 Fall Convention.
		Former Southern Railway 2-8-0 # 542 waits for a new rebirth on a sidetrack at the North Carolina Transportation Museum.
	www.tamr.org /SR/id22_m.htm (190 words)

	Transportation Museum
		During the heyday of railroading, Spencer Shops was the home of Southern Railway's primary steam locomotive repair facility.
		Inside mammoth buildings in which locomotives were hoisted on cranes and broken down for repair, exhibits trace the development of all types of transportation including buggies, automobiles, and airplanes.
		The history of the state's railroads is featured in the 37-stall roundhouse (1924).
	www.itpi.dpi.state.nc.us /nchistorical/nctrans.html (82 words)

	WSJS News-Talk Radio for North Carolina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Spencer - The North Carolina Transportation Museum announces the Polar Express December 6th through the 17th.
		Carrboro - The Carolina Song & Dance Association will present a Contra Dance Friday, December 17th beginning at 7:30 PM in the Century Center on North Greensboro Street.
		Winston-Salem The North Carolina Shakespear Festival presents Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (December 17, 18, and 19) at the Stevens Center in Winston-Salem.
	www.wsjs.com /events/index.php?cal_month=2004-12 (3922 words)

	Prototype Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		While this state-owned museum attempts to cover all forms of transportation relevant to NC, railroads are the primary focus.
		The Carolina Piedmont Division and/or the Mid-Eastern region is not responsible for any extra costs associated with a tour participant missing an event such as boarding The Piedmont prior to departure.
		There will be a model of the City of Apex, logging, industrial and rural areas of North Carolina.
	www.trainweb.org /cpd13/mer05/prototype.html (488 words)

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