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- ↑ Acts of the General Assembly of South Carolina, 1882, page 52
- ↑ "BISHOPVILLE TRUCK ROUTE PROJECT DRAFT CULTURAL RESOURCES ASSESSMENT" (PDF). South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ↑ "South Carolina Railroads - South & North Carolina Railroad". Carolana. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ↑ Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Northern Division Timetable (1949)
- ↑ "South Carolina Railroads: Passenger Stations & Stops" (PDF). The Branch Line Society. Retrieved 18 October 2023.