The Florence Railroad was a railroad company that served eastern South Carolina in the late 19th century.

In 1882 the Florence Railroad Company was chartered 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...

 and authorized to build and operate a line east of Florence, South Carolina

Florence, South Carolina

-Municipal government and politics:The City of Florence has a council-manager form of government. The mayor and city council are elected every four years, with no term limits...

, northward to the border with North Carolina. The line from Florence to the state border, about 24.5 miles, was opened in 1888.

In 1898, the Florence Railroad was consolidated with the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad

Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad

The Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad was a Southeastern United States railroad that served South Carolina and North Carolina during the second half of the 19th century....

, Cheraw and Darlington Railroad

Cheraw and Darlington Railroad

The Cheraw and Darlington Railroad was a shortline railroad that served South Carolina and, later, North Carolina, beginning before the American Civil War....

, Manchester and Augusta Railroad

Manchester and Augusta Railroad

The Manchester and Augusta Railroad was a Southeastern railroad that operated following the American Civil War.The Manchester and Augusta Railroad was chartered in the 1870s, and built a line from Sumter, South Carolina, southwest to Denmark, South Carolina....

 and Northeastern Railroad

Northeastern Railroad (South Carolina)

The Northeastern Railroad was a railroad that served South Carolina in the second half of the 19th century.Chartered in 1851, it was completed in 1856 and ran from Charleston, South Carolina, to Florence, South Carolina....

 to form 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...

Company of South Carolina.