Southern Railway Passenger Depot
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member mikemtn
N 33° 15.083 W 080° 48.932
17S E 517183 N 3679171
The depot for the South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Company now part of the Southern Railway System. Please see the image of the Historic Marker.
Waymark Code: WMHW3
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member showbizkid
Views: 15

The World's Oldest Junction - Now Just A Bend. The historic Branchville station, restored after a recent fire, lay in the "V" formed where the line from Charleston split into the older branch to Aiken and Hamburg on the left, and toward Orangeburg and Columbia to the right. The disconnected tracks support the surplus caboose on display. more....http://abandonedrailroads.homestead.com/sc_ns_branchville_aiken.html

Street address:
110 N. Main St
Branchville, South Carolina USA


County / Borough / Parish: Orangburg County

Year listed: 1973

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874

Historic function: Transportation

Current function: Work In Progress

Privately owned?: yes

Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2006 To: 12/31/2006

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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