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The railway continued to be operated under the East Carolina Railway name until the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad abandoned the line in 1965. The last train ran on 16 November 1965. [1] In 1960, East Carolina reported 1.1 million net ton-miles of revenue freight and no passengers on its 29-mile railroad. [citation needed]
The East Carolina Land and Railway Company was chartered by Craven County, North Carolina, and the city of New Bern in 1887 to construct a 37-mile (60 km) rail line connecting New Bern with Jacksonville, North Carolina. $60,000 was asked for the rail line from the county, plus an additional $40,000 to extend the rail line to either Washington, Greenville, or Pantego.
First Church of Christ, Congregational — Farmington [21] The church was a hub of the Underground Railroad, and became involved in the celebrated case of the African slaves who revolted on the Spanish vessel La Amistad. When the Africans who had participated in the revolt were released in 1841, they came to Farmington.
[7] The ACL acquired the East Carolina Railway in 1935, running south from Tarboro to Hookerton, although the 12-mile extension to Hookerton was abandoned in 1933. [8] The ACL's last major acquisition was the Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad, which it purchased in 1927, though the AB&C was not merged into the ACL until 1945.
Charleston and Western Carolina Railway, Greenville and Knoxville Railway: Carolina Midland Railway: SOU: 1891 1902 Southern Railway – Carolina Division: Carolina Northern Railroad: SAL: 1899 1905 Raleigh and Charleston Railroad: Carolina and Northwestern Railway: CRN SOU: 1982 1988 Southern Railway: Carolina and Northwestern Railway: CR&N ...
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St. James Church (HM) South Carolina Western Railway Station (NR) St. James Church (HM) West Broad Street Historic District (NR) Dovesville. Mt. Zion Baptist Church (HM) Hartsville and vicinity Butler School (HM) Hartsville Colored Cemetery (HM) Hartsville Graded School/Mt. Pisgah Nursery School (HM) Hough’s Hotel (HM) Jerusalem Baptist ...
In 1914, the North and South Carolina Railway, the Georgetown and Western Railroad, and other nearly railroads were merged into the Carolina, Atlantic and Western Railway. In 1915, the Carolina, Atlantic and Western Railway extended the line from Andrews south to Charleston. By the end of 1915, the Seaboard Air Line acquired the Carolina ...