Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company
Variant namesBiographical notes:
Incorporated in Tennessee in 1846 to connect Memphis, Tenn., and Charleston, S.C., by rail; main line completed in 1858 from Memphis to Stevenson, Ala. (272 miles); leased by East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia Railroad Company, 1877-1892; sold to Southern Railway Company and reorganized as Memphis and Charleston Railway Company in 1898.
From the description of Records, 1850-1898. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28420154
Links to collections
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company. [Pamphlets. Financial history.].
Yale University Library
Rice, Benjamin Herndon, 1809-1888. Benjamin Herndon Rice papers, 1854-1875.
University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
Trezevant, W. H. W.H. Trezevant papers, 1875-1891.
Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Hayden family. Papers, 1844-1886 and n.d.
Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
Ragsdale, Baxter. Papers, 1856, 1859.
Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA
Alabama. State Board of Assessment. Minute books, 1870-1882.
Alabama Department of Archives and History
Imlay, Richard, 1784-1867. Papers, 1836-1858.
Hagley Museum & Library
Crosland, Ann Throop, 1822-1893. Ann Crosland legal correspondence, 1866-1873.
South Carolina Historical Society
Related names in SNAC
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Crosland, Ann Throop, 1822-1893.
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Imlay, Richard, 1784-1867.
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Ragsdale, Baxter.
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Rice, Benjamin Herndon, 1809-1888.
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Trezevant, W. H.
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Hayden family.
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Alabama. State Board of Assessment.
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East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia Railroad Company.
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Subjects:
- Railroads
Occupations:
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Places:
- Memphis (Tenn.) (as recorded)
- Alabama (as recorded)
- Stevenson (Ala.) (as recorded)
- Tennessee (as recorded)
Variant Names
Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company