Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad

The Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad was a South Carolina railroad that operated at the end of the 19th century.

The line was originally chartered in 1885 by the South Carolina General Assembly as the Eutawville Railroad.[1]

The name was changed to the Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad in 1890 and the line from Bennettsville, South Carolina, to Charleston, South Carolina, was completed in 1891.[2]

The line went into receivership in 1892.[3]

The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bought the Charleston, Sumter and Northern in October 1894,[4] and the following year reorganized the line as the Charleston and Northern Railroad to prevent it from being used by a competitor.[5]

The line was absorbed into the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, apparently in 1895.

References

  1. ↑ Poor's Manual of the Railroads of the United States, Henry Poor, 1894, Volume 27, page 171
  2. ↑ First Excursions, Bennettsville Items, July 7, 1891
  3. ↑ Poor's Manual of the Railroads of the United States, Henry Poor, 1894, Volume 27, page 171
  4. ↑ Railroad Men and Matters, October 14, 1894
  5. ↑ Wikipedia, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad


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