With over 105 miles of shoreline, totaling over 4200 acres of surface area, Lake Hickory offers 16 boat launches and 6 marinas, and a great steak & seafood restaurant you can visit by boat! The lake is a fully recreational lake for swimming, boating, sailing, kayaking, canoeing, paddle boats, jet skiing, water skiing, tubing, and wakeboarding. During the summer months you can enter various fishing tournaments, since the lake abounds with many species of fish. Many people describe the natural beauty of Lake Hickory as "breathtaking." And when you see it, you will feel the same.

Alexander County is one of the few communities anywhere that own their own railroad. It was acquired in 1945 after Southern Railway was planning to discontinue service and already had a wrecking crew in Taylorsville ready to begin removing the tracks.
The Alexander Railroad Company's office is located in the Old Train Depot building in downtown Taylorsville.
Source: The Taylorsville Times

Today it is inhabited by frogs, water mocassins, and copperheads and is disturbed only by gun enthusiasts and other visitors. Only a few concrete pilings, a few railroad crossties, and the craggy face of the granite cliff remain of what was once a bustling, rumbling quarry operation from 1922 to 1933.
The Rocky Face itself is a granite dome, resting on a base of 356 acres and rising 750 feet above the surrounding terrain. It is estimated that the mountain contains some 200 million tons of stone above ground.
Source: The Taylorsville Times

Linney's Feed Mill has been in operation since 1937 and is the only water-powered mill in Alexander County. It is located in the Linney's Grove Community about one mile from the Iredell County Line.
Linney's Mill was established by W.T.Linney. He rebuilt the mill from the remains of what had formerly been Mayberry Mill. The mill had ceased operations and had been vacant a number of years when Linney took it over.
Source: The Taylorsville Times
Today you can walk across the small swinging foot bridge and buy some fresh ground cornmeal.

The Oxford Hydroelectric plant is located about nine miles south of Taylorsville with the Highway 16 bridge crossing the Catawba river just below the dam.
The Oxford hydroelectric impoundment has 4,100 surface acres of water and 105 miles of shoreline. It was built in 1927-1928 as J.B. Duke's idea of electrifying an entire river continued its course.
The huge concrete dam rises to a height of 950 feet above sea level at the top of the concrete supports.
Source: The Taylorsville Times