Atlantic and Northwestern Railroad

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The Atlantic and Northwestern Railroad was a railroad that served the Upstate region in the period after Reconstruction.

The Atlantic and Northwestern was formed when the Union, Gaffney City and Rutherfordton Railroad, chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1878, [1] changed its name to the Atlantic and Northwestern in 1885. [2]

The Union, Gaffney City and Rutherfordton Railroad was a railroad chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly shortly after the end of Reconstruction.

In 1887, the Atlantic and Northwestern Railroad merged with the Augusta, Edgefield and Newberry Railroad to create the Georgia and Carolina Midland Railroad. [3]

The Augusta, Edgefield and Newberry Railroad was the new name given the Augusta and Edgefield Railroad in December 1885.

The Georgia and Carolina Midland Railroad was a Southeastern railroad company created in the late 19th century by the merger of two existing southern carriers.

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