Rome Railroad
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In spite of this, the railroad was often referred to as the Rome and Kingston Railroad in both the 1860 Census and during the Civil War.[3] This railroad was acquired by the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway in 1896 who finally abandoned it in 1943.[4]
Notable people
- Eben Hillyer (1832-1910), physician; president, Rome Railroad
References
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- ↑ Confederate Railroads Rome
- ↑ Georgia's Railroads and Heritage
- ↑ Preliminary report on the Eighth Census 1860 by United States Census Bureau (Washington DC: 1862), page 222 [1]
- ↑ Georgia's Railroads and Heritage
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