Blue Granite and Black smoke; 14 Apr. 2008.

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Blue Granite and Black smoke; 14 Apr. 2008.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/780173894

Collection of black and white train photographs along with captions; captions depict two granite quarries and one railroad system in Fairfield County, South Carolina; discussion of the history and importance of the Rion and Anderson quarries to the Southern Railroad system; discusses obstacles and eventual solution to building a railroad system in Fairfield County; discusses Winnsboro Blue Granite, a product from the quarries; provides examples of buildings constructed with Winnsboro Blue Granite such as the Customs House in Charleston, S.C.; includes what happened to the quarries after they fell into disuse.

61 sheets.

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8209065

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Winnsboro Granite Corporation (Rion, S.C.)

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Stroup, Rodger Emerson.

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Southern Railway (U.S.)

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Organized in 1894 from the bankrupt Richmond and Danville Railroad Company and several other railroad companies; headquartered in Washington, D.C. From the description of Records, 1891-1972. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28410983 Formed in 1894; combined with Norfolk and Western Railway to become Norfolk Southern Corporation in 1982. From the description of Records, 1899-1950. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 28414535 ...

Anderson Quarry (Fairfield County, S.C.)

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Rockton and Rion Railway (S.C.)

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