Kingville, South Carolina: A railroad town, population zero, 1979 Apr.

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Kingville, South Carolina: A railroad town, population zero, 1979 Apr.

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Essay re railroads in or near vicinity of lower Richland County, S.C.; during antebellum and Reconstruction eras, chiefly a site known as Kingville, a town founded 1840 where "the Louisville, Cincinnati, and Charleston Railroad crossed the Congaree River" en route from Branchville to Columbia, S.C. Kingville thrived as a center of logging and timber production and as a railroad town until the 1920s, when paved roads provided farmers with improved access to city markets. Illustrated with images of antebellum and Confederate currency, and a ticket in use during depression of 1873.

1 folder (6 sheets) : ill. ; 28 cm.

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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