Charleston County · Marker 10-01

South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Company Original Track Location in Charleston

Located at "The Best Friend of Charleston Railway Museum" in The Citadel Mall

Front inscription

Began its 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 Railway System.

County
Charleston
Region
Lowcountry
City or vicinity
Charleston
Year approved
1970
Erected by
American Society of Civil Engineers
Coordinates
32.797383, -80.0327

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