The Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad was a railroad that served South Carolina immediately after the end of the Reconstruction period.

In 1879, the charter of the Edgefield Branch Railroad

Edgefield Branch Railroad

The Edgefiled Branch Railroad was a South Carolina railroad that existed immediately after Reconstruction.The Edgefield Branch Railroad was chartered in 1878 to build a line from Edgefield Court House, South Carolina, to extend to Trenton, South Carolina, where it would be able to connect with the...

 was amended to change the line's name to the Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad Company. The Edgefield Branch Railroad was incorporated to build a railroad line between Edgefield Court House, South Carolina, to Trenton, South Carolina

Trenton, South Carolina

Trenton is a town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 226 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.-Geography:Trenton is located at ....

, where it could connect with the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad

Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad

The Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad was formed in 1869 with the merger of the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad and the Columbia and Augusta Railroad.The combined line stretched 191 miles between Augusta, Georgia, and Charlotte, North Carolina...

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The Edegefield, Trenton and Aiken joined together with the Atlantic and French Broad Valley Railroad

Atlantic and French Broad Valley Railroad

The Atlantic and French Broad Valley Railroad was a railroad that served South Carolina in the period immediately following Reconstruction.The Atlantic and French Broad Valley was created in 1878 by an act that changed the name of the Belton, Williamston and Easley Railroad...

 in 1882 to form the French Broad and Atlantic Railway

French Broad and Atlantic Railway

The French Broad and Atlantic Railway was a railroad that served western South Carolina in the late 19th century.The French Broad and Atlantic was formed in January 1882 when the Edegefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad was consolidated with the Atlantic and French Broad Valley RailroadIn October...

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