"S" is for South Carolina Railroad

"S" is for South Carolina Railroad. The South Carolina Railroad was chartered in 1827 as the South Carolina Railroad and Canal Company. Completed in 1833, the road stretched 136 miles from Charleston to Summerville, Branchville, Blackville, Aiken, and ending in Hamburg. At the time it was the longest railroad under single management in the world. . By 1848 there were branches to Camden ad Columbia. In 1853 the railroad reached into Augusta, Georgia. And in 1858 permitted to join its track to the Georgia Railroad. The company’s track, buildings, and rolling stock were thoroughly destroyed during the Civil War. Rebuilding began immediately, but the company was soon mired in debt and went through a succession of owners. In 1902 the South Carolina Railroad was consolidated into the Southern Railway, ending its existence as an independent company.