Ocilla and Irwinville Railroad
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The Ocilla and Irwinville Railroad was incorporated on October 4, 1900 and began operations the same year, operating a 11-mile line between Ocilla, Georgia
and Irwinville, Georgia
. It had only one locomotive and the railroad was purchased on February 19, 1903 by the Brunswick and Birmingham Railroad. By 1916, the line was abandoned.
Ocilla, Georgia
Ocilla is a city in Irwin County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,270 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Irwin County.Ocilla is part of the Fitzgerald Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
and Irwinville, Georgia
Irwinville, Georgia
Irwinville is an unincorporated community in Irwin County, Georgia, United States. It is best known as the site of Jefferson Davis's capture at the end of the Civil War. On May 9, 1865, Jefferson Davis and a small group of officials camped in this pine forest, not knowing that Union cavalry...
. It had only one locomotive and the railroad was purchased on February 19, 1903 by the Brunswick and Birmingham Railroad. By 1916, the line was abandoned.