Eatonton Branch Railroad Company : records, 1865-1895.

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Eatonton Branch Railroad Company : records, 1865-1895.

The records of the Eatonton Branch Railroad consist of a stock ledger used to record information regarding the amount of dividends due. The first ten pages contain a listing of taxes and contracts made by Herschel V. Johnson and Thomas G. Lawson. It provides the names of both producers and purchasers of cotton, lists of stockholders from 1870-1895, and the minutes of the directors' meetings from 1893-1895.

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Georgia Historical Society

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Eatonton Branch Railroad Company.

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The Central of Georgia Railway, formed from its predecessor, The Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia in 1895 was a dominant force in the economic life of Georgia and parts of Alabama through the mid-twentieth century. Through its many branch and subsidiary lines, land holding companies, and agricultural experimentation, it controlled much of the region's transportation and was a strong influence in the rural development of the area. (Cont.) The Eatonton Branc...

Johnson, Herschel V. 1812-1880.

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Lawson, Thomas G.

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