Columbia and Greenville Railroad
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The Columbia and Greenville Railroad was a South Carolina
railroad that operated in the late 19th century.
Originally chartered and begun as the Greenville and Columbia Railroad
, the line was sold under foreclosure and reorganized under the Columbia and Greenville name in 1880.
Beginning in 1886, it was leased to the Richmond and Danville Railroad
and in 1894 it was incorporated into the Southern Railway
.
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
railroad that operated in the late 19th century.
Originally chartered and begun as the Greenville and Columbia Railroad
Greenville and Columbia Railroad
The Greenville and Columbia Railroad was a railroad that served South Carolina in the 19th century.-Beginnings:The line traces its history back to 1845, when Greenville, South Carolina-area leaders Benjamin Perry, Waddy Thompson Jr., John T. Coleman and Joel Poinsett called a public meeting, this...
, the line was sold under foreclosure and reorganized under the Columbia and Greenville name in 1880.
Beginning in 1886, it was leased to the Richmond and Danville Railroad
Richmond and Danville Railroad
The Richmond and Danville Railroad was chartered in Virginia in the United States in 1847. The portion between Richmond and Danville, Virginia was completed in 1856...
and in 1894 it was incorporated into the Southern Railway
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...
.