The Edgefiled Branch Railroad was a
South Carolina railroad that existed immediately after the
Reconstruction Era of the United States
The Reconstruction era was a period in History of the United States, American history following the American Civil War (1861–1865) and lasting until approximately the Compromise of 1877. During Reconstruction, attempts were made to rebui ...
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Charter
The Edgefield Branch Railroad was chartered in 1878 to build a line from
Edgefield Court House, South Carolina, to extend to
Trenton, South Carolina, where it would be able to connect with the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad.
Name change
A year later, the company's charter was amended in 1879 to change the line's name to the
Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad
The Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad was a railroad that served South Carolina immediately after the end of the Reconstruction Era of the United States
The Reconstruction era was a period in History of the United States, American his ...
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Abandoned Rails, Croft to Edgefield
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See also
* Atlantic and French Broad Valley Railroad
* Belton, Williamston and Easley Railroad
* Carolina and Cumberland Gap Railway
* Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railway
* Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad
The Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad was a railroad that served South Carolina immediately after the end of the Reconstruction Era of the United States
The Reconstruction era was a period in History of the United States, American his ...
* French Broad and Atlantic Railway
The French Broad and Atlantic Railway was a railroad that served western South Carolina in the late 19th century.
Creation
The French Broad and Atlantic was formed in January 1882 when the Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad was consolidated wi ...
References
Defunct South Carolina railroads
Railway companies established in 1878
Railway companies disestablished in 1879
American companies disestablished in 1879
American companies established in 1878
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