Abbeville and Waycross Railroad
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The Abbeville and Waycross Railroad was incorporated
in 1889. The company started building a line between Abbeville, Georgia
and Fitzgerald, Georgia
in 1890 and finished in 1896. A thirteen mile stretch of track between Abbeville and Bowens Mill was opened in 1890 and in 1891 was extended to Lulaville. In 1896, entrepreneur
John Skelton Williams
bought the Abbeville and Waycross Railroad and extended it nine miles from Fitzgerald, Georgia
to Ocilla, Georgia
. Shortly after that, the Abbeville and Waycross Railroad became part of the Georgia and Alabama Railroad
. The tracks from Abbeville to Fitzgerald were abandoned in 1971, but the tracks from Fitzgerald remained in operation until 1990.
Incorporation (business)
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in 1889. The company started building a line between Abbeville, Georgia
Abbeville, Georgia
Abbeville is a city in Wilcox County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,908 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Wilcox County.- History :...
and Fitzgerald, Georgia
Fitzgerald, Georgia
Fitzgerald is a city in Ben Hill in the U.S. state of Georgia, and is the county seat of Ben Hill County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 9,053...
in 1890 and finished in 1896. A thirteen mile stretch of track between Abbeville and Bowens Mill was opened in 1890 and in 1891 was extended to Lulaville. In 1896, entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
John Skelton Williams
John Skelton Williams
John Skelton Williams was a United States Comptroller of the Currency from 1914 to 1921 and the first president of the Seaboard Air Line Railway.-Biography:John Skelton Williams was a leading southern financier...
bought the Abbeville and Waycross Railroad and extended it nine miles from Fitzgerald, Georgia
Fitzgerald, Georgia
Fitzgerald is a city in Ben Hill in the U.S. state of Georgia, and is the county seat of Ben Hill County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 9,053...
to Ocilla, Georgia
Ocilla, Georgia
Ocilla is a city in Irwin County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,270 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Irwin County.Ocilla is part of the Fitzgerald Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
. Shortly after that, the Abbeville and Waycross Railroad became part of the Georgia and Alabama Railroad
Georgia and Alabama Railroad
The Georgia and Alabama Railway was formed in 1895 from the failed Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railway. The G&A expanded rapidly, acquiring the Abbeville and Waycross Railroad and building it further South to Ocilla, GA, obtaining a lease from the Central of Georgia Railroad for trackage...
. The tracks from Abbeville to Fitzgerald were abandoned in 1971, but the tracks from Fitzgerald remained in operation until 1990.