Carolina and Cumberland Gap Railway
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The Carolina and Cumberland Gap Railway was a Southeastern railroad that existed in the late 19th century.
The line was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly
in 1882, but wasn't built until 1896.
It was acquired by the Southern Railway (US)
in June 1898.
The line was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly
South Carolina General Assembly
The South Carolina General Assembly, also called the South Carolina Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The legislature is bicameral and consists of the lower South Carolina House of Representatives and the upper South Carolina Senate. Altogether, the General...
in 1882, but wasn't built until 1896.
It was acquired by the Southern Railway (US)
Southern Railway (US)
The Southern Railway is a former United States railroad. It was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894...
in June 1898.