Author: Jefferson Max Dixon
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Languages : en
Pages : 34
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An Abstract of the Central Railroad of Georgia, 1833-1892
Author: Jefferson Max Dixon
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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Languages : en
Pages : 34
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The Central Railroad of Georgia, 1833-1892
Author: Jefferson Max Dixon
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 724
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 724
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The Central of Georgia Railroad, 1865-1892
Author: John Lee Smith
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Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Central of Georgia Railway
Author: Jackson McQuigg
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738516165
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Organized in 1833 by Savannah businessmen, the Central of Georgia Railway was chartered by the Georgia Legislature as the Central Rail Road & Canal Company. The line, connecting Savannah to the interior of the state, boosted the coastal city's seaport, which had lost business to Charleston because of the South Carolina Rail Road's inland reach. In 1843, the Central was extended from Savannah to the outskirts of Macon, and after nearly 120 years of successful operation, the Central of Georgia Railway was purchased by Southern Railway. By 1982, it became merely an accounting entry in the books of Norfolk Southern, a major transportation company.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738516165
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Organized in 1833 by Savannah businessmen, the Central of Georgia Railway was chartered by the Georgia Legislature as the Central Rail Road & Canal Company. The line, connecting Savannah to the interior of the state, boosted the coastal city's seaport, which had lost business to Charleston because of the South Carolina Rail Road's inland reach. In 1843, the Central was extended from Savannah to the outskirts of Macon, and after nearly 120 years of successful operation, the Central of Georgia Railway was purchased by Southern Railway. By 1982, it became merely an accounting entry in the books of Norfolk Southern, a major transportation company.
The Railroads of Georgia, 1833-2000
Author: Robert Hanson
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ISBN: 9781733156639
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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ISBN: 9781733156639
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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Railroads in the Old South
Author: Aaron W. Marrs
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801898455
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
An original history of the railroad in the Old South that challenges the accepted understanding of economic and industrial growth in antebellum America. Drawing from both familiar and overlooked sources, such as the personal diaries of Southern travelers, papers and letters from civil engineers, corporate records, and contemporary newspaper accounts, Aaron W. Marrs skillfully expands on the conventional business histories that have characterized scholarship in this field. He situates railroads in the fullness of antebellum life, examining how slavery, technology, labor, social convention, and the environment shaped their evolution. Far from seeing the Old South as backward and premodern, Marrs finds evidence of urban life, industry, and entrepreneurship throughout the region. But these signs of progress existed alongside efforts to preserve traditional ways of life. Railroads exemplified Southerners’ pursuit of progress on their own terms: developing modern transportation while retaining a conservative social order. Railroads in the Old South demonstrates that a simple approach to the Old South fails to do justice to its complexity and contradictions. “The time is right to bring the South into the story of the economic transformation of antebellum America. Aaron Marrs does this with force and grace in Railroads in the Old South.” —John L. Larson, Purdue University “I am hard pressed to think of another volume that better catches the overall effect railroads had on the Old South.” —Kenneth W. Noe, Auburn University “Interesting regional history . . . It is a thoughtful and instructive study that examines not only the pervasiveness of transportation but also some of the social, political, and economic consequences associated with the evolution of southern railroads.” —Choice
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801898455
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
An original history of the railroad in the Old South that challenges the accepted understanding of economic and industrial growth in antebellum America. Drawing from both familiar and overlooked sources, such as the personal diaries of Southern travelers, papers and letters from civil engineers, corporate records, and contemporary newspaper accounts, Aaron W. Marrs skillfully expands on the conventional business histories that have characterized scholarship in this field. He situates railroads in the fullness of antebellum life, examining how slavery, technology, labor, social convention, and the environment shaped their evolution. Far from seeing the Old South as backward and premodern, Marrs finds evidence of urban life, industry, and entrepreneurship throughout the region. But these signs of progress existed alongside efforts to preserve traditional ways of life. Railroads exemplified Southerners’ pursuit of progress on their own terms: developing modern transportation while retaining a conservative social order. Railroads in the Old South demonstrates that a simple approach to the Old South fails to do justice to its complexity and contradictions. “The time is right to bring the South into the story of the economic transformation of antebellum America. Aaron Marrs does this with force and grace in Railroads in the Old South.” —John L. Larson, Purdue University “I am hard pressed to think of another volume that better catches the overall effect railroads had on the Old South.” —Kenneth W. Noe, Auburn University “Interesting regional history . . . It is a thoughtful and instructive study that examines not only the pervasiveness of transportation but also some of the social, political, and economic consequences associated with the evolution of southern railroads.” —Choice
Georgia Railroad & Banking Company, 1833-1945
Author: Mary Gairdner Smith Cumming
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Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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A History of the Legal Development of the Railroad System of Southern Railway Company
Author: Fairfax Harrison
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1544
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1544
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Annual Report of the Central of Georgia Railway Company
Author: Central of Georgia Railway
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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Publisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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Georgia Railroad & Banking Co
Author: Georgia Railroad and Banking Company
Publisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 4
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Publisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 4
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