The Alabama and Mississippi Rivers Rail Road Company was incorporated under special act of
Alabama
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on February 7, 1850.
[Interstate Commerce Commission. ''Southern Ry. Co.'', Volume 37, Interstate Commerce Commission Valuation Reports, November 6, 1931, p. 214. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1932. .]
The Alabama and Mississippi Rivers Rail Road Company constructed of railroad line between
Selma, Alabama
Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, in the Black Belt region of south central Alabama and extending to the west. Located on the banks of the Alabama River, the city has a population of 17,971 as of the 2020 census. About ...
and
York, Alabama
York is a city in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. Founded around 1838 after the merging of two communities, Old Anvil and New York Station, the latter a station on a stagecoach line. The rail came through in the 1850s and later, the "New ...
during the years 1852 through 1864.
[ICC, ''Southern Ry. Co.'' valuation report, 1931, p. 220.]
On November 29, 1864, the name of the company was changed to The
Selma and Meridian Rail Road Company.
The property eventually became part of
Southern Railway Company on July 7, 1894, through Southern's acquisition of a successor company, the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway
The East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad (ETV&G) was a rail transport system that operated in the southeastern United States during the late 19th century. Created with the consolidation of the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad and the ...
Company.
[ICC, ''Southern Ry. Co.'' valuation report, 1931, pp. 212, 571.]
See also
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Confederate railroads in the American Civil War
The American Civil War was the first in which large armies depended heavily on railroads to bring supplies. For the Confederate States Army, the system was fragile and was designed for short hauls of cotton to the nearest river or ocean port. Dur ...
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Selma and Meridian Railroad
The Selma and Meridian Rail Road Company was incorporated under special act of Alabama on February 7, 1850, as The Alabama and Mississippi Rivers Rail Road Company.Interstate Commerce Commission. ''Southern Ry. Co.'', Volume 37, Interstate Commer ...
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References
* Interstate Commerce Commission. ''Southern Ry. Co.'', Volume 37, Interstate Commerce Commission Valuation Reports, November 6, 1931. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1932. .
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Defunct Alabama railroads
Predecessors of the Southern Railway (U.S.)
Railway companies established in 1850
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5 ft gauge railways in the United States
American companies established in 1850