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Bostian Bridge


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1858 bridge has a twin in Salisbury. It is one of the few stuccoed brick bridges left in the South. The famous train wreck occurred in 1891, when there was a terrible loss of life. Legend claims that on teh 50th anniversary of the wreck a woman witnessed it all over again!




Address:
Off Buffalo Shoals Road
Statesville, NC 28677

Come visit us in Statesville, North Carolina

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Historic Walton and Gage Store

1876. Two-story, red brick Italianate building incorporating Gothic features. Walton and Gage was a purveyor of fine women'

Statesville, NC Historic Buildings

Weddings and Family Reunions

Historic home built in 1812. Birthplace of North Carolina Lt. Governor Wilford D. Turner. Also home of NC Senator C. V. Henkel from 1942 to 1971. The owners since 1981

Statesville, NC Weddings


Historic First National Bank Building

1890. Three-story brick building topped by corner mansard clock tower. The bank was organized in May 1887 and in the fall of 1889 construction began on the building, which was ready for occupancy in mid-March 1890 with George F. Sheperd as president. In 1929

Statesville, NC Historic Buildings

South Race Street Historic District

Densely developed community of houses, churches, and neighborhood stores associated with the manufacturing and rail cooridor which skirts the southern edge of the district. Part of the district was a planned subdivision undertaken by the Statesville Land and Manufacturing Company in 1894

Statesville, NC Historic Districts

Things to do Other Attractions near Statesville, NC

Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium

Professional baseball stadium, Home of the Kannapolis Intimidators, Class A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. Also host of ...

Craig-Shelton House

ca. 1918. Now International headquarters of the Anglican Orthodox Church. Elizabethan Revival style house. The stairway is...

Kids World Playground

Castles, swinging bridge, dinosaur slide, rocket, trolley, tot lot, ship wreck towers, mazes...open dawn to dusk for ages 0-1...