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References
- 1 2 Report of Cases Heard and Determined by the Supreme Court of the State of South Carolina, 1870, Volume 2, page 25
- ↑ American Railroad Manual for the United States and the Dominion, Edward Vernon, 1873, page 326
- ↑ Cheraw and Darlington R.R. Company Proceedings, 1883-1897, Cheraw and Darlington Railroad Company
- 1 2 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Northern Division Timetable (1949)
- ↑ "South Carolina Railroads: Passenger Stations & Stops" (PDF). Jim Fergusson's Railway and Tramway Station Lists (South Carolina). Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ↑ "South Carolina Railroads: Passenger Stations & Stops" (PDF). Jim Fergusson's Railway and Tramway Station Lists (North Carolina). Retrieved 5 June 2020.