The Columbia and Augusta Railroad was begun in 1854 by Col. James Guignard Gibbes, 1829–1903, but was not completed until after the American Civil War of 1861–1865.[1]
The company was originally chartered in South Carolina as the Columbia and Hamburg Railroad. But its name was changed to Columbia and Augusta Railroad in December 1863 before any track was laid on the route, as the importance of Hamburg, South Carolina, as an economic center was already on the decline.[2] In 1869, it was merged with the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad to form the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad.
columbia, augusta, railroad, begun, 1854, james, guignard, gibbes, 1829, 1903, completed, until, after, american, civil, 1861, 1865, overviewdates, operation1854, 1869successorcharlotte, technicaltrack, gauge5, company, originally, chartered, south, carolina, . The Columbia and Augusta Railroad was begun in 1854 by Col James Guignard Gibbes 1829 1903 but was not completed until after the American Civil War of 1861 1865 1 Columbia and Augusta RailroadOverviewDates of operation1854 1869SuccessorCharlotte Columbia and Augusta RailroadTechnicalTrack gauge5 ft 1 524 mm The company was originally chartered in South Carolina as the Columbia and Hamburg Railroad But its name was changed to Columbia and Augusta Railroad in December 1863 before any track was laid on the route as the importance of Hamburg South Carolina as an economic center was already on the decline 2 In 1869 it was merged with the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad to form the Charlotte Columbia and Augusta Railroad See also edit nbsp Railways portalWilmington Columbia and Augusta RailroadReferences edit History of South Carolina Volume 5 Lewis Publishing Co 1920 Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of North Carolina Volume 2 1892 page 257 Who Burnt Columbia James Guiguard Gibbes Publisher Newberry S C E H Aull Co 1902 Edition Format eBook Database WorldCat nbsp This United States rail related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Columbia and Augusta Railroad amp oldid 1145165803, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
