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Western Terminus South Carolina Railroad

Western Terminus South Carolina Railroad is a South Carolina historical marker in Clearwater, Aiken County, dedicated 1962.

Aiken County · dedicated 1962 · U.S. Hwy. 1 & U.S. Hwy. 25 at the Savannah River, SW of Clearwater, Clearwater

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Near the foot of this bluff in the old town of Hamburg stood the western terminus of the S.C. Canal and Rail Road Co. Begun in 1830, it was the first steam operated railroad to offer regular passenger service and to carry U. S. mail. Completed in 1833 to this point 136 miles from Charleston, it was the world's longest railroad.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Aiken County Historical Commission

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