Railroads

Railroads

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Black and white photograph of railroad.
Southern Railroad Depot, Union Station

Spartanburg has been a crossroads of rail traffic since the middle of the nineteenth century. The Station, built in 1904, was the hub of activity in the Hub City. Three separate rail companies used the station. Passengers often had to scramble from one side of the station to the other to catch the right train. This view of the station dates from the late 1920s. The Magnolia Street Cemetery would be to the right of the train lines seen here. Demolition of the depot began in 1971. The city has recently revitalized the entire depot area. The Spartanburg Convention & Visitors Bureau Visitors Center is now located here.

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  • Title Railroads
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  • Keywords South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company (SCC&RR) ran its first train on Christmas Day in 1830, the initial railroad line in the South, stagnant economy dampened most railroad efforts in South Carolina throughout most of the 1830s and 1840s, Civil War seriously damaged railroads, Atlantic Coast Line (ACL), Seaboard Air Line (SAL), and Southern (SRR), the “tap” road,
  • Website Name South Carolina Encyclopedia
  • Publisher University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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  • Access Date October 14, 2024
  • Original Published Date
  • Date of Last Update August 23, 2022
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