Wilmington, Chadbourn and Conway Railroad
Encyclopedia
The Wilmington, Chadbourn and Conway Railroad was a Southeastern railroad that operated in South Carolina and North Carolina near the end of the 19th century.
The Chadbourn Lumber Company of Chadbourn, North Carolina
, built the line to haul timber.
The line crossed the North Carolina line at Tabor City, North Carolina
. and threaded south through Loris, South Carolina
, into Conway, South Carolina
to its terminus at the Waccamaw River
.
The line was sold at foreclosure in 1895 and renamed the Wilmington and Conway Railroad
. The following year, the Wilmington and Conway was sold to the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad
.
The Chadbourn Lumber Company of Chadbourn, North Carolina
Chadbourn, North Carolina
Chadbourn is a town in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,129 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Chadbourn is located at ....
, built the line to haul timber.
The line crossed the North Carolina line at Tabor City, North Carolina
Tabor City, North Carolina
Tabor City is a town in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States.It was named after Mount Tabor Baptist Church , which itself is named after the biblical Mount Tabor. Originally named Mt...
. and threaded south through Loris, South Carolina
Loris, South Carolina
Loris is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,079 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Loris is located at ....
, into Conway, South Carolina
Conway, South Carolina
Conway is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 16,317 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Horry County and is part of the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area. It is the home of Coastal Carolina University....
to its terminus at the Waccamaw River
Waccamaw River
The Waccamaw River is a river, approximately 140 miles long, in southeastern North Carolina and eastern South Carolina in the United States. It drains an area of approximately 1110 square miles in the coastal plain along the eastern border between the two states into the Atlantic Ocean...
.
The line was sold at foreclosure in 1895 and renamed the Wilmington and Conway Railroad
Wilmington and Conway Railroad
The Wilmington and Conway Railroad was a short-lived Southeastern railroad that operated in South Carolina and North Carolina near the end of the 19th century....
. The following year, the Wilmington and Conway was sold to 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....
.