Dukeville, North Carolina

The Buck Steam Station is a 369-MW formerly coal-fired electrical power plant, owned by Duke Energy. There are also three natural gas-fueled combustion turbines at the location that provide an additional 93 MW (and which began operation in 1970), and two natural gas-fueled combined cycle turbines are planned for the near future. Remaining coal-fired units (IDs 5-9) were decommissioned in mid-2011 and April 2013, with only natural gas units (11C and 12C) remaining.

The Yadkin River Veterans Memorial Bridge is a pair of bridges, each carrying four lanes of I-85/US 52 across the Yadkin River between Rowan and Davidson Counties near Spencer, North Carolina in the United States. The northbound span opened May 5, 2012, and on August 2, 2012, southbound traffic moved to that span as well. A southbound span of the same bridge was completed in October 2012 and opened to traffic in March 2013. The pair of bridges replaces twin spans that carried I-85/US 52 from 1957 to 2012, which were separated by less than 1,000 feet (300 m). Adjacent are two Warren deck trusses carrying the North Carolina Railroad and Norfolk Southern, one bridge carrying US 29/US 70/NC 150, and the historic concrete arch Wil-Cox Bridge.

The Wil-Cox Bridge is a historic concrete arch pedestrian bridge spanning the Yadkin River between Rowan and Davidson counties in North Carolina. The bridge formerly carried two lanes of US 29/US 70/NC 150, but is now part of the Davidson County Greenway system and Yadkin River Park. The bridge's location is on a popular trading path that has been used for centuries. The mail route from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans crossed the Yadkin at Trading Ford. Louis Beard built the first bridge, a toll bridge, in 1818. A later toll bridge went up in 1899 using the same piers.

Lakeview is an unincorporated community in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located along Interstate 85 at the North Carolina Highway 150 exit, 8.8 miles (14.2 km) southwest of Lexington.

Spencer Yard aka Linwood Yard is one of the largest classification railroad yards in North Carolina. It is also one of the remaining hump yards in North America, which are steadily being eliminated. The yard is operated by Norfolk Southern Railway (NS). The yard is located 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury, and 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Spencer, off Interstate 85 in Davidson County, west of Linwood. The yard is on the edge of the NS Charlotte District and Danville District, and the Asheville District is nearby in Salisbury.

Alexander Long House is a historic plantation home located near Spencer, Rowan County, North Carolina. Alexander Long, the original owner of the home, owned the ferry that crossed the Yadkin River one mile east of the home's location. The property was built in about 1783 and once boasted a 2,500 acre spread. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.The home's wide granite foundation supports the hand-hewn four story frame, which is sheathed in plain lapped siding over beaded weatherboard. The roof is a hand-split cedar shake gable roof. Seven fireplaces warm the home, which features two large, double-shouldered brick chimneys, adorned with the original owner's initials and highlighted with hearts. Although many homes in New England have this type of Flemish-bond brickwork, the Alexander Long House is considered the finest example in the Southern United States and is the only example in North Carolina. The property is now a private residence with a three-acre spring-fed bass pond. An additional 18 acres of manicured lawns and flower and vegetable gardens surround the home. The remaining 15 acres of the property are wooded with trails.

Spencer is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States, incorporated in 1905. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 3,267.

Beallmont, also known as the Moore-Beall House, is a historic home located near Linwood, Davidson County, North Carolina. The main section dates to the late-18th or early-19th century, and is a two-story, Federal style frame dwelling. It has later additions of a one-story front porch, a two-story rear wing, and a one-story east side wing. The house was remodeled about 1840 in an approximation of Andrew Jackson Downing's "cottage" style.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

East Spencer is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,534 at the 2010 census. Originally called "Southern City" because of significance of the railway to the area, it was incorporated in 1901 as East Spencer. It was named for the Spencer shops that opened in the area in 1896.

North Rowan High School, formerly Spencer High School and East Spencer High School, is located in the north eastern end of Rowan County in Spencer, North Carolina. It is part of the Rowan–Salisbury School System.

Haden Place is a historic home located near Tyro, Davidson County, North Carolina. It was built between about 1800 and 1820, and is a two-story, three bay by two bay, transitional Late Federal / Greek Revival style frame dwelling. Also on the property is a contributing family cemetery dated to the 1820s.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Spencer Historic District is a national historic district located at Spencer, Rowan County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 242 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Spencer. It largely developed between about 1902 and 1937, and includes notable examples of Queen Anne style architecture. Notable buildings include Cooke's Drug Store (c. 1902), the Julian Building (c. 1902), Wachovia-First National Bank Building (1903), Arey Building (1908), First Baptist Church (1926), Presbyterian Church (1903). Central Methodist Church (1921), Spencer Library (1913), Spencer Town Hall (1937), the John Hatley House (1901), and the Morrison House (c. 1910).It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.