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Augusta and Knoxville Railroad

January 20, 2023

The Augusta and Knoxville Railroad (A&K) was a railroad company that operated on 66 miles (106 km) of track between Augusta, Georgia, and Greenwood, South Carolina, from 1882 to 1886. It was merged with three other companies to form the Port Royal and Western Carolina Railway, which was reorganized in 1896 as the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway.

Augusta and Knoxville Railroad
Overview
LocaleGeorgia and South Carolina, USA
Dates of operation1877 (1877) (chartered)
1882 (1882)–1886 (1886)
SuccessorPort Royal and Western Carolina Railway
Technical
Length68 mi (109 km)

History

The company was chartered in 1877 to connect its namesake cities,[1][2][3] and was incorporated on February 3, 1880.[4] Patrick H. Bradley served as president until the incorporation, at which time he stepped down citing poor health to become vice president.[5] Eugene F. Verdery was appointed president at the incorporation meeting, and the interests of the elected board of directors were split with ten directors from Georgia and six directors from South Carolina.[4][6][note 1] Bonds were issued for the railroad's construction,[8] including a separate $50,000 bond to build a bridge over the Savannah River.[9]

The line that they would eventually complete was started by the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad (G&A), which was chartered in 1873 and began construction in August 1877; the G&A was incorporated into and became a branch of the Augusta, Knoxville and Greenwood Railroad (AK&G) in May 1877,[10] then the AK&G was consolidated into the A&K in 1880.[11][12][13][14][15][16] The AK&G acquisition increased the graded right-of-way total to 51 miles (82 km).[17] In 1881, the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad tried to gain a controlling interest in the A&K in an effort to prevent competition from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O).[18][19] Many of the shares of the A&K were held by the city of Augusta, which was reluctant to sell to them and to several other bidders including the Virginia Midland Railroad, Richmond and Danville Railroad and the Plant System.[17][18][20][21][22] The B&O themselves also made an offer to take control of the A&K which would help them complete construction of the entire line connecting to Spartanburg,[23] but the A&K board of directors declined.[24][25] The first train ran from Augusta 45 miles (72 km) to Dorrs Mines on January 8, 1882.[11] The full A&K line was officially opened with a ceremonial first train on April 28, 1882,[12][26][note 2] the track stretching 68 miles (109 km) between Augusta, Georgia, and Greenwood, South Carolina.[27] Regularly scheduled passenger trains began serving the line on May 15, 1882.[28]

The A&K was leased to the Port Royal and Augusta Railway in September 1883.[11][29][30][31] In 1886, bondholders brought suit to set aside the lease,[32] and on October 27, 1886, the A&K was merged with the Greenwood, Laurens and Spartanburg Railroad, Greenville and Laurens Railroad and the Savannah Valley Railroad to form the Port Royal and Western Carolina Railway (PR&WC).[11][29][33] Verdery continued his employment with the line, serving on the PR&WC board of directors.[11] The PR&WC was reorganized in 1896 as the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway.

Notes

  1. ^ Verdery was also courted to be president of the Greenwood and Spartanburg Railroad in 1881.[7]
  2. ^ Some reports written in the 20th century state that the opening occurred in 1884.[5][12]

References

  1. ^ "Georgia. Convention in the Interest of the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad". Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, VA. May 10, 1877. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ "The Augusta Railroad Meeting". The Intelligencer. Anderson, SC. May 17, 1877. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Augusta and Knoxville Railroad". The Abbeville Press and Banner. Abbeville, SC. May 16, 1877. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ a b "Augusta & Knoxville Railroad". Edgefield Advertiser. Edgefield, SC. May 13, 1880. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ a b Watson, Margaret (October 27, 1966). "Marker To Be Unveiled Sunday To Honor Founder Of Bradley". The Index-Journal. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ "Augusta and Greenville". The Greenville News. Greenville, SC. November 15, 1881. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  7. ^ Augusta Chronicle (May 4, 1881). "The Railroad Magnates". The Greenville News. Greenville, SC. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  8. ^ "(untitled)". The Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, AL. December 15, 1880. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.  
  9. ^ "Aiding a Railroad". Arkansas Democrat. Little Rock, AR. March 11, 1880. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  10. ^ "Augusta and Knoxville Railroad". The Intelligencer (first ed.). Anderson, SC. May 17, 1877. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.  
  11. ^ a b c d e Poor 1887, p. 626.
  12. ^ a b c Davis, Nora M. (April 28, 1945). "Augusta, Knoxville Line Opened Railroad 63 Years Ago Today To Greenwood". The Index-Journal. Greenwood, SC. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.  
  13. ^ "Two Important Corporations Consolidated". The Morning News. Wilmington, DE. Associated Press. May 6, 1880. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  14. ^ Acts and Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, Passed at the Regular Session of 1881-82. Columbia, SC: James Woodrow, State Printer. 1882. pp. 1134–1135 – via Google Books.
  15. ^ "Township Meetings for Railroad Purposes". The Abbeville Press and Banner. Abbeville, SC. March 17, 1880. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.  
  16. ^ "The Work of the Session". The Intelligencer (second ed.). Anderson, SC. March 4, 1880. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.  
  17. ^ a b "A Startling Story. Rumors that if True Improve Greenville's Chances". The Greenville News. Greenville, SC. May 7, 1881. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  18. ^ a b "A Scheme of the Clydes". The Intelligencer. Anderson, SC. June 9, 1881. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.  
  19. ^ "Georgia Railroad Affairs". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD. May 25, 1881. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.  
  20. ^ "Knoxville and Augusta Railroad". Yorkville Enquirer. York, SC. June 23, 1881. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.  
  21. ^ "Augusta and Knoxville Railroad". Edgefield Advertiser. Edgefield, SC. February 9, 1882. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.  
  22. ^ "Check to the Clydes". The Intelligencer (first ed.). Anderson, SC. June 23, 1881. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.  
  23. ^ "(untitled)". The Greenville News. Greenville, SC. June 15, 1881. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  24. ^ "Augusta and Knoxville Railroad". Knoxville Daily Chronicle. Knoxville, TN. June 19, 1881. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  25. ^ "The Road to Spartanburg". The Greenville News. Greenville, SC. June 26, 1881. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.  
  26. ^ "The A. & K. R. R." The Abbeville Press and Banner. Abbeville, SC. May 3, 1882. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.  
  27. ^ Poor 1887, pp. 625–626.
  28. ^ Twiggs, A.J. (June 7, 1882). "Augusta and Knoxville Railroad Co". The Abbeville Press and Banner. Abbeville, SC. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.  
  29. ^ a b Thomas, Henry W. (1895). Digest of the Railroad Laws of Georgia. Atlanta, GA: Franklin Printing and Publishing Co. p. 283 – via Google Books.
  30. ^ "Lease of the Augusta and Knoxville to the Port Royal and Augusta Road". The Times-Picayune (first ed.). New Orleans, LA. August 3, 1883. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.  
  31. ^ "The Ratification of the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad Lease". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, GA. September 27, 1883. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.  
  32. ^ "The Port Royal Railroad Bondholders' Suit". The Weekly Star. Wilmington, NC. July 16, 1886. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  33. ^ "Augusta. Trying to Settle the Big Strike - Important Railroad Negotiations". The Shelby Chronicle. Columbiana, AL. November 4, 1886. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  • Poor, Henry V. (1887). Poor's Manual of Railroads. New York, NY: H.V. & H.W. Poor.

January 20, 2023
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The Augusta and Knoxville Railroad A amp K was a railroad company that operated on 66 miles 106 km of track between Augusta Georgia and Greenwood South Carolina from 1882 to 1886 It was merged with three other companies to form the Port Royal and Western Carolina Railway which was reorganized in 1896 as the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Augusta and Knoxville RailroadOverviewLocaleGeorgia and South Carolina USADates of operation1877 1877 chartered 1882 1882 1886 1886 SuccessorPort Royal and Western Carolina RailwayTechnicalLength68 mi 109 km History EditThe company was chartered in 1877 to connect its namesake cities 1 2 3 and was incorporated on February 3 1880 4 Patrick H Bradley served as president until the incorporation at which time he stepped down citing poor health to become vice president 5 Eugene F Verdery was appointed president at the incorporation meeting and the interests of the elected board of directors were split with ten directors from Georgia and six directors from South Carolina 4 6 note 1 Bonds were issued for the railroad s construction 8 including a separate 50 000 bond to build a bridge over the Savannah River 9 The line that they would eventually complete was started by the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad G amp A which was chartered in 1873 and began construction in August 1877 the G amp A was incorporated into and became a branch of the Augusta Knoxville and Greenwood Railroad AK amp G in May 1877 10 then the AK amp G was consolidated into the A amp K in 1880 11 12 13 14 15 16 The AK amp G acquisition increased the graded right of way total to 51 miles 82 km 17 In 1881 the Charlotte Columbia and Augusta Railroad tried to gain a controlling interest in the A amp K in an effort to prevent competition from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad B amp O 18 19 Many of the shares of the A amp K were held by the city of Augusta which was reluctant to sell to them and to several other bidders including the Virginia Midland Railroad Richmond and Danville Railroad and the Plant System 17 18 20 21 22 The B amp O themselves also made an offer to take control of the A amp K which would help them complete construction of the entire line connecting to Spartanburg 23 but the A amp K board of directors declined 24 25 The first train ran from Augusta 45 miles 72 km to Dorrs Mines on January 8 1882 11 The full A amp K line was officially opened with a ceremonial first train on April 28 1882 12 26 note 2 the track stretching 68 miles 109 km between Augusta Georgia and Greenwood South Carolina 27 Regularly scheduled passenger trains began serving the line on May 15 1882 28 The A amp K was leased to the Port Royal and Augusta Railway in September 1883 11 29 30 31 In 1886 bondholders brought suit to set aside the lease 32 and on October 27 1886 the A amp K was merged with the Greenwood Laurens and Spartanburg Railroad Greenville and Laurens Railroad and the Savannah Valley Railroad to form the Port Royal and Western Carolina Railway PR amp WC 11 29 33 Verdery continued his employment with the line serving on the PR amp WC board of directors 11 The PR amp WC was reorganized in 1896 as the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Notes Edit Verdery was also courted to be president of the Greenwood and Spartanburg Railroad in 1881 7 Some reports written in the 20th century state that the opening occurred in 1884 5 12 References Edit Trains portal Georgia Convention in the Interest of the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad Richmond Dispatch Richmond VA May 10 1877 p 3 via Newspapers com The Augusta Railroad Meeting The Intelligencer Anderson SC May 17 1877 p 2 via Newspapers com Augusta and Knoxville Railroad The Abbeville Press and Banner Abbeville SC May 16 1877 p 2 via Newspapers com a b Augusta amp Knoxville Railroad Edgefield Advertiser Edgefield SC May 13 1880 p 3 via Newspapers com a b Watson Margaret October 27 1966 Marker To Be Unveiled Sunday To Honor Founder Of Bradley The Index Journal p 13 via Newspapers com Augusta and Greenville The Greenville News Greenville SC November 15 1881 p 1 via Newspapers com Augusta Chronicle May 4 1881 The Railroad Magnates The Greenville News Greenville SC p 1 via Newspapers com untitled The Montgomery Advertiser Montgomery AL December 15 1880 p 2 via Newspapers com Aiding a Railroad Arkansas Democrat Little Rock AR March 11 1880 p 1 via Newspapers com Augusta and Knoxville Railroad The Intelligencer first ed Anderson SC May 17 1877 p 2 via Newspapers com a b c d e Poor 1887 p 626 a b c Davis Nora M April 28 1945 Augusta Knoxville Line Opened Railroad 63 Years Ago Today To Greenwood The Index Journal Greenwood SC p 3 via Newspapers com Two Important Corporations Consolidated The Morning News Wilmington DE Associated Press May 6 1880 p 1 via Newspapers com Acts and Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina Passed at the Regular Session of 1881 82 Columbia SC James Woodrow State Printer 1882 pp 1134 1135 via Google Books Township Meetings for Railroad Purposes The Abbeville Press and Banner Abbeville SC March 17 1880 p 3 via Newspapers com The Work of the Session The Intelligencer second ed Anderson SC March 4 1880 p 2 via Newspapers com a b A Startling Story Rumors that if True Improve Greenville s Chances The Greenville News Greenville SC May 7 1881 p 1 via Newspapers com a b A Scheme of the Clydes The Intelligencer Anderson SC June 9 1881 p 3 via Newspapers com Georgia Railroad Affairs The Baltimore Sun Baltimore MD May 25 1881 p 4 via Newspapers com Knoxville and Augusta Railroad Yorkville Enquirer York SC June 23 1881 p 2 via Newspapers com Augusta and Knoxville Railroad Edgefield Advertiser Edgefield SC February 9 1882 p 3 via Newspapers com Check to the Clydes The Intelligencer first ed Anderson SC June 23 1881 p 2 via Newspapers com untitled The Greenville News Greenville SC June 15 1881 p 1 via Newspapers com Augusta and Knoxville Railroad Knoxville Daily Chronicle Knoxville TN June 19 1881 p 1 via Newspapers com The Road to Spartanburg The Greenville News Greenville SC June 26 1881 p 3 via Newspapers com The A amp K R R The Abbeville Press and Banner Abbeville SC May 3 1882 p 2 via Newspapers com Poor 1887 pp 625 626 Twiggs A J June 7 1882 Augusta and Knoxville Railroad Co The Abbeville Press and Banner Abbeville SC p 3 via Newspapers com a b Thomas Henry W 1895 Digest of the Railroad Laws of Georgia Atlanta GA Franklin Printing and Publishing Co p 283 via Google Books Lease of the Augusta and Knoxville to the Port Royal and Augusta Road The Times Picayune first ed New Orleans LA August 3 1883 p 8 via Newspapers com The Ratification of the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad Lease The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta GA September 27 1883 p 4 via Newspapers com The Port Royal Railroad Bondholders Suit The Weekly Star Wilmington NC July 16 1886 p 1 via Newspapers com Augusta Trying to Settle the Big Strike Important Railroad Negotiations The Shelby Chronicle Columbiana AL November 4 1886 p 1 via Newspapers com Poor Henry V 1887 Poor s Manual of Railroads New York NY H V amp H W Poor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Augusta and Knoxville Railroad amp oldid 1059395029, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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