Augusta, Edgefield and Newberry Railroad
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The Augusta, Edgefield and Newberry Railroad was the new name given the Augusta and Edgefield Railroad
in December 1885.
The company was chartered to serve the western region of South Carolina.
In 1887, the Augusta, Edgefield and Newberry was consolidated with the Atlantic and Northwestern Railroad
to form the Georgia and Carolina Midland Railroad.
Augusta and Edgefield Railroad
The Augusta and Edgefield Railroad was a South Carolina railroad chartered by the state's General Assembly in 1884.In late December 1886, the Augusta and Edgefield's charter was amended to changed the carrier's name to the Augusta, Edgefield and Newberry Railroad....
in December 1885.
The company was chartered to serve the western region of South Carolina.
In 1887, the Augusta, Edgefield and Newberry was consolidated with the Atlantic and Northwestern Railroad
Atlantic and Northwestern Railroad
The Atlantic and Northwestern Railroad was a railroad that served the Upstate region in the period after Reconstruction.The Atlantic and Northwestern was formed when the Union, Gaffney City and Rutherfordton Railroad, chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1878, changed its name to the...
to form the Georgia and Carolina Midland Railroad.