Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company

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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
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referencedIn Rice, Benjamin Herndon, 1809-1888. Benjamin Herndon Rice papers, 1854-1875. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Trezevant, W. H. W.H. Trezevant papers, 1875-1891. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Hayden family. Papers, 1844-1886 and n.d. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Ragsdale, Baxter. Papers, 1856, 1859. Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA
referencedIn Alabama. State Board of Assessment. Minute books, 1870-1882. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Imlay, Richard, 1784-1867. Papers, 1836-1858. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Crosland, Ann Throop, 1822-1893. Ann Crosland legal correspondence, 1866-1873. South Carolina Historical Society
creatorOf Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company. Records, 1850-1898. Virginia Tech
creatorOf Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company. [Pamphlets. Financial history.]. Yale University Library
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associatedWith Alabama. State Board of Assessment. corporateBody
associatedWith Crosland, Ann Throop, 1822-1893. person
associatedWith East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia Railroad Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Hayden family. family
associatedWith Imlay, Richard, 1784-1867. person
associatedWith Ragsdale, Baxter. person
associatedWith Rice, Benjamin Herndon, 1809-1888. person
associatedWith Trezevant, W. H. person
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Memphis (Tenn.)
Alabama
Stevenson (Ala.)
Tennessee
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