Manchester and Augusta Railroad
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The Manchester and Augusta Railroad was a Southeastern railroad that operated following the American Civil War
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The Manchester and Augusta Railroad was chartered in the 1870s, and built a line from Sumter, South Carolina
, southwest to Denmark, South Carolina
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It was acquired by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
in 1899.
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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The Manchester and Augusta Railroad was chartered in the 1870s, and built a line from Sumter, South Carolina
Sumter, South Carolina
-Demographics:, there were 59,180 people, 34,717 households, and 4,049 families living in the city. The population density was 4,469.5 people per square mile . There were 416,032 housing units at an average density of 603.0 per square mile...
, southwest to Denmark, South Carolina
Denmark, South Carolina
Denmark is a city in Bamberg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,934 at the 2009 census.-Geography:Denmark is located at .According to the...
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It was acquired by 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...
in 1899.