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Lyerly Building for Boys, also known as Nazareth Orphans' Home, Nazareth Children's Home or Nazareth Child & Family Connection, is a historic orphanage located at Gold Hill Township, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was built between 1913 and 1916, and is a two-story, front gabled, vernacular Gothic Revival style granite building. It has a steeply pitched parapeted slate roof. The building housed a school and chapel on the first floor with a boy's dormitory above.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

East Rowan High School is a public, co-educational secondary school located in Granite Quarry, North Carolina. It is one of seven high schools in the Rowan-Salisbury School System.

Old Stone Winery is a family-owned winery estate located outside of Salisbury, NC. Sited on 130 acres (0.53 km2) of land, and with more than 20 acres (0.081 km2) of vineyard, it was founded in 2001 by Mark Brown and Stefon Lira, Barbara and Marcus Brown.

Rockwell is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,302 at the 2020 census.

Gold Hill Township is one of fourteen townships in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 10,015 according to the 2000 census. Geographically, Gold Hill Township occupies 32.29 square miles (83.6 km2) in southern Rowan County. Incorporated municipalities in Gold Hill Township include the town of Rockwell and portions of the town of Granite Quarry. The township's southern boundary is with Cabarrus County. Lyerly Building for Boys was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Faith is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States, incorporated in 1903. The population was 807 at the 2010 census. Since 1946, the town has hosted a Fourth of July celebration that has become notably large for a town of its population – running for several days and drawing visitors from many states. The Faith Fourth achieved national visibility in 1992, when President George H. W. Bush not only made a speech praising small town virtues, but also participated in the traditional Fourth of July softball game.

Granite Quarry School, also known as Schuford Memorial Elementary School and Granite Quarry Elementary School, is a historic school complex located at Granite Quarry, Rowan County, North Carolina. The main school building was built in 1933, and is a one-story, H-shaped building sheathed in granite. It has a side-gable roof with shed dormers and a pedimented entrance portico. Connected to the main building by open, covered walkways are the cafeteria (1956) designed by Leslie Boney and a classroom building (1960). It was originally built for African-American students and continued to operate until 1968 when its students were integrated into other county schools.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Litaker Township is one of fourteen townships in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 10,299 according to the 2000 census. Geographically, Litaker Township occupies 39.92 square miles (103.4 km2) in south-central Rowan County. Incorporated municipalities here include Faith and small portions of the city of Salisbury, the county seat of Rowan County. The township's southern border is with Cabarrus County.

Granite Quarry is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,984 at the 2020 census.

The Michael Braun House (also known as the Old Stone House) is a historic Colonial stone house located near Granite Quarry, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. It is the oldest known dwelling in Rowan County and one of the oldest in Piedmont North Carolina.

Zion Lutheran Church, also known as Organ Church, is a historic Lutheran church located near Rockwell, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was built in 1794, and is a two-story, stone building. A large bell tower was added about 1900; it is topped by a heavy octagonal spire with a weathervane. A Sunday School addition was built on the rear of the church in 1929.An earlier wooden structure commonly known as the "Hickory Church" (circa mid-1750s) was shared with Grace Church on the plantation of Jacob Fulenwiler, the current site of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. When Fulenwiler died in 1771, both churches moved to Grace Church's current location, with Organ Church moving to its own site in 1774.Organ Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.