Aiken County · Marker 02-02
Western Terminus South Carolina Railroad
U.S. Hwy. 1 & U.S. Hwy. 25 at the Savannah River, SW of Clearwater
Front inscription
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.