The Charleston and Northern Railroad was a South Carolina railroad company that existed briefly the end of the 19th century.

The Charleston and Northern was created after the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was an American railroad that existed between 1900 and 1967, when it merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, its long-time rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad...

 bought the Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad

Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad

The Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad was a South Carolina railroad that operated at the end of the 19th century.The line was originally chartered in 1885 by the South Carolina General Assembly as the Eutawville Railroad....

 in October 1894, and the following year reorganized it under the Charleston and Northern Railroad to prevent it from being used by a competitor.

The line was originally chartered in 1885 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...

 as the Eutawville Railroad

Eutawville Railroad

The Eutawville Railroad was a South Carolina railroad company chartered near the end of the 19th century.The line was chartered in 1885 by the South Carolina General Assembly....

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Its name was changed to the Charleston, Sumter and Northern in 1890 and went into receivership in 1892.

The Charleston and Northern was absorbed into the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, apparently in 1895.