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*1892 acquired by the Cheraw & Darlington Railroad. This line was abandoned in the 1970s. The Anson County, North Carolina town of McFarlan was named for Allan McFarland, president of the Cheraw & Salisbury Railroad, the 1900 Census dropped the 'd'. The town was incorporated in 1885. The Cheraw & Darlington Railroad was chartered in 1849 and opened in 1853, running from Florence north via Darlington to Cheraw. The Cheraw & Darlington Railroad acquired the Cheraw & Salisbury Railroad, an extension north to Wadesboro, North Carolina, in 1892. Perhaps first known as the Cheraw & Coal Fields Railroad (nothing else known about this name except that it shows up in many lists as a precursor to the Cheraw & Salisbury Railroad). |
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Towns on Route (in SC): Cheraw Laneys (1902) NC/SC State Line |
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