Spartanburg and Union Railroad
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Spartanburg and Union Railroad
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The Spartanburg and Union Railroad was a 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge shortline railroad that served the South Carolina Upstate region before, during and after the American Civil War. The company secured a charter from the South Carolina General Assembly in 1847 to build a line from Alston, South Carolina, on the Greenville and Columbia Railroad line, to Spartanburg, South Carolina. Unable to raise enough capital on its own, the line turned to the state for financial assistance in 1850. Construction be
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartanburg_and_Union_Railroad
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2020-06-22T03:41:54Z
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