The Charleston & Hamburg: A South Carolina Railroad & an American Legacy

Many claim that the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was the first in the United States, but in reality the Charleston & Hamburg was the first to provide regular service to passengers when it opened its doors in Charleston, South Carolina, on Christmas Day 1830.

Author: Thomas Fetters
Publisher: History Press
Published: 03/01/2008
Pages: 156
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.63h x 6.82w x 0.41d
ISBN13: 9781596294202
ISBN10: 1596294205
BISAC Categories:
- Transportation | Railroads | History
- History | United States | State & Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,