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Selma Union Depot, also known as Selma Union Station and Selma–Smithfield, is a train station and museum in Selma, North Carolina, and near the town of Smithfield. Built in 1924, it is currently served by two Amtrak passenger trains, the Palmetto and the Carolinian. It is located at 500 East Railroad Street in the heart of downtown Selma.
Winston-Salem and Madison Railroad: SOU: 1879 1880 North Carolina Midland Railroad: Winston-Salem and Mooresville Railroad: SOU: 1878 1880 North Carolina Midland Railroad: Winston-Salem Terminal Company: ACL/ N&W/ SOU: 1922 1972 Norfolk and Western Railway, Southern Railway, Winston-Salem Southbound Railway: Winton Railroad and Lumber Company ...
Four Oaks was one of several towns founded along a branch of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, completed though Johnston County in 1886. [5]Four Oaks—named for four oak tree sprouts growing from a stump—incorporated in 1889, and at that time had a post office, a public gin, saw and grist mills, a saloon and general store, a church, and a population of 25.
Johnston County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 215,999. [1] Its county seat is Smithfield. [2]Johnston County is included in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.
McGee's Crossroads is an unincorporated community in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States, situated at the intersection of North Carolina Highway 50, and North Carolina Highway 210. It lies at an elevation of 292 feet (89 m).
The North Carolina Railroad (reporting mark NCRR) is a 317-mile (510 km) state-owned rail corridor extending from Morehead City, North Carolina, to Charlotte. The railroad carries over seventy freight trains operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway and eight passenger trains ( Amtrak 's Carolinian and Piedmont ) daily.
This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Johnston County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below. [1]
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad Company constructed 96.1 miles (154.7 km) of 5 ft (1,524 mm) [2] gauge railroad line between Morehead City, North Carolina, and Goldsboro, North Carolina, through New Bern, North Carolina. The leasehold had been acquired by Norfolk Southern Railway Company, which in turn had secured it from the Atlantic and ...