North Carolina Transportation Museum
Trains, Planes, Cars, and Rides

The North Carolina Transportation Museum is in Spencer at the site of the old Southern Railroad Yards that operated from 1896. The roundhouse repaired steam locomotives from 1924 to 1953. It is located just a few miles off I-85 and has been in operation since 1983. Extensive renovations to the buildings have been carried out since then.

Greensboro Skyline

Greensboro
Is the Major Center of the Triad

Greensboro was settled in the 18th Century by the Quakers. It is near a Revolutionary War Battle at the Guilford Courthouse. After the battle the British withdrew, and the courthouse was moved to Greensboro. The city is named for Major General Nathanael Greene and currently has a population of about 300,000.

The cities of Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem make up an area of the Piedmont known at the Triad. The airport is known as the Piedmont-Triad Airport, and the area includes two aircraft manufacturers.

Cary. There was No There There.

For decades, the Town of Cary was just considered a suburb of Raleigh. It is in Wake County between Morrisville and Apex, but two corners reach into Durham and Chatham Counties. Cary High School was the first publicly funded school in the state in 1907. Now a city of 180,000 people, it has grown to stand on its own. In 1960, the population was only 3,356, which shows the explosive growth in recent years. The downtown area now has a regional library, churches, hotel, shops, bars & restaurants, an Amtrak station, Town Hall, and Arts Center. The new Downtown Park caps off the 20 parks in the town.