The Palmetto Railroad was a Southeastern railroad that served South Carolina and North Carolina in the late 19th century.

The Palmetto Railroad 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...

 in 1882 and the North Carolina General Assembly

North Carolina General Assembly

The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes...

 in 1883.

The line stretched from Hamlet, North Carolina

Hamlet, North Carolina

Hamlet is a town in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,018 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hamlet is located at ....

, to Cheraw, South Carolina

Cheraw, South Carolina

Cheraw is a town on the Pee Dee River in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 5,524 at the 2000 census and center of an urban cluster with a total population of 9,069. It has been nicknamed "The Prettiest Town in Dixie." The harbor tub USS Cheraw was named in the...

, where it connected with the 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....

. Construction of the 18-mile stretch was completed in 1887.
That same year, the Raleigh and Augusta Air Line Railroad

Raleigh and Augusta Air Line Railroad

The Raleigh and Augusta Air Line Railroad was a North Carolina railroad that operated in the second half of the 19th century.The Raleigh and Augusta Air Line Railroad traces its history back to the early 1850s, when the line was chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly as the Chatham...

 leased the Palmetto Railroad line.

In 1895, the company was reorganized due to financial difficulties and renamed the Palmetto Railway

Palmetto Railway

The Palmetto Railway was a Southeastern railroad that served South Carolina and North Carolina in the late 19th century.The Palmetto Railway was a successor to the Palmetto Railroad which had been chartered by the general assemblies of South Carolina and North Carolina in the 1880s.In 1895, the...

.

In 1900, the Raleigh and Augusta Air Line Railroad and Palmetto Railway become part of Seaboard Air Line Railroad

Seaboard Air Line Railroad

The Seaboard Air Line Railroad , which styled itself "The Route of Courteous Service," was an American railroad whose corporate existence extended from April 14, 1900, until July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line...

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