SC Canal & Rail Road Company - St. George
Posted by: BittenApple
N 33° 11.000 W 080° 34.452
17S E 539694 N 3671692
Marker reads the same on both sides. It is at the railroad crossing at Hwy 15 in St. George, SC.
Waymark Code: WM6FCN
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2009
Views: 11
Original Track Location
Began first successful scheduled
steam railroad service in America
on December 25, 1830, and by 1833
its 136 miles from Charleston
to Hamburg made it the world's
longest railroad. Now a part of
Southern Railroad System.
Marker Name: SC Canal & Rail Road Company
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Railroad
County: Dorchester
Marker number: Not listed
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