Cincinnati and Charleston Railroad
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The Cincinnati and Charleston Railroad was incorporated by the South Carolina General Assembly
to build a railroad line between Charleston, South Carolina
, and Cincinnati, Ohio
.
The following year, the company changed its name to the Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston Railroad
, and later became the South Carolina Railroad.
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...
to build a railroad line between Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
, and Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
.
The following year, the company changed its name to the Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston Railroad
Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston Railroad
The Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston Railroad was an antebellum railroad that served the Southeastern United States.The Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston was chartered in 1836 to construct a railroad from an intersection with the Charleston and Hamburg Railroad to a point on the Ohio River...
, and later became the South Carolina Railroad.