Laurens Railroad
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The Laurens Railroad was a shortline railroad that served the South Carolina Upstate region before, during and after the American Civil War
.
The line was started in 1854.
By 1861, the 32-mile line was carrying 8,500 passengers a day.
Among the line's presidents was Henry William Garlington (1811-1893), a planter who signed the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession
in 1860.
The railroad apparently went out of business sometime after the Civil War.
By 1881 it had been reorganized and was operating as the Laurens Railway. It survived under that named until it was bought by the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad
in 1894.
Civil war
A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same nation state or republic, or, less commonly, between two countries created from a formerly-united nation state....
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The line was started in 1854.
By 1861, the 32-mile line was carrying 8,500 passengers a day.
Among the line's presidents was Henry William Garlington (1811-1893), a planter who signed the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession
Ordinance of Secession
The Ordinance of Secession was the document drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861 by the states officially seceding from the United States of America...
in 1860.
The railroad apparently went out of business sometime after the Civil War.
By 1881 it had been reorganized and was operating as the Laurens Railway. It survived under that named until it was bought by the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad
Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad
The Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad was a railroad line that served a 75-miles stretch between Columbia, and Laurens.In 1885, the South Carolina General Assembly issued a charter for the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad, and the line was officially christened on Christmas Day 1885...
in 1894.