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

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 would be able to 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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A year later, the company's charter was amended in 1879 to change the line's name to the Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad

Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad

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 was amended to change the line's name to the Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad Company...

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