Orangeburg County · Marker 38-03
South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Company Original Track Location
at the Branchville Depot, 110 N. Main St. (U.S. Hwy. 21), Branchville
Front inscription
Began 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 part of Southern Railway System.