Charleston and Savannah Railway
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The Charleston and Savannah Railway was a historic rail line in the southeastern United States that connected Charleston, South Carolina, with Savannah, Georgia, and later became part of the Plant System of railroads.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charleston and Savannah Railway canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railroad line
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| becamePartOf | Plant System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
defunct railroads in Georgia
ⓘ
defunct railroads in South Carolina ⓘ historic railroads in the United States ⓘ predecessor of the Plant System ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Charleston, South Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endPoint | Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | 5 ft (1,524 mm) broad gauge ⓘ |
| geographicFeatureFollowed | Atlantic coastal plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to economic development along the South Carolina–Georgia coast
ⓘ
provided a direct rail connection between Charleston and Savannah ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| laterGauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| namedAfter |
Charleston, South Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| partOf | rail transportation network of the Southeastern United States ⓘ |
| predecessorTo | lines in the Plant System ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
freight transport
ⓘ
intercity rail transport ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeDirection | north–south ⓘ |
| servedPort |
Port of Charleston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port of Savannah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Plant System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackType | steam railroad ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.