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Troy, NC Candor, NC West End, NC |
Asheboro, NC Mt. Gilead, NC Ellerbe, NC Jackson Springs |
| * 1911 - Merged into the Raleigh, Charlotte & Southern Railroad on March 7, 1911. In 1913, this was purchased by Norfolk Southern Railroad #2. One source asserts the merger was on January 1, 1914. | |||||
| + 1907 - Acquired the Jackson Springs Railroad. | |||||
| + 1899 - Built third and fourth lines. | |||||
| + 1897 merger of the Aberdeen & West End Railroad, and the Asheboro & Montgomery Railroad. | |||||
| The Aberdeen & Asheboro Railroad was the merger of two previous railroads built by the Page family of Aberdeen, North Carolina before the turn of the 20th century. The first railroad built by the Pages, known as the Aberdeen & West End Railroad, had been a logging railroad since about 1887. It was extended from Aberdeen to Star, NC and was completed in 1895. About the same time, the Pages were nearing completion of the Asheboro & Montgomery Railroad, which extended from Asheboro, NC southward to Star. In 1897, the two lines merged to form the Aberdeen & Asheboro Railroad. | |||||
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Towns on Route: Line #1 - Aberdeen to Troy: Aberdeen Pinehurst West End Old Stores (1892-1899) Eagle Springs Candor Biscoe Star Troy Line #2 - Star to Asheboro: Star Ether Steads Asbury Quinine Seagrove Michfield Ulah Asheboro Line #3 - Troy to Mount Gilead: Troy Wadeville Mount Gilead Line #4 - Candor to Ellerbe: Candor Rubyatt (1912-1914) Sprauls (1899) > Norman (1911) McLeod (1914-1915) Ellerbe Springs > Ellerbe (1895) Line #5 - West End to Jackson Springs: West End Jackson Springs |
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The Sixth Annual Report of the North Carolina Corporation Commission for the Year Ending December 31, 1904, with Compilations from Railroad Returns for the Year Ending June 30, 1904, includes the route of the Aberdeen & Asheboro Railroad, including mileage: Stations in Order (56 miles): |
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