The Darien Short Line Railroad was intended to transport timber from Tattnall and Liberty counties in the state of Georgia to Sapelo Sound on the coast.[1][2] The company was incorporated in 1885 and was authorized to transport both passengers and freight.[3] Work was began in 1889 by local businessmen using Northern capital.[2] Track was laid from Collins in Tattnall County to McIntosh County, with a spur line carrying timber to the Sapelo River,[1] but the company went bankrupt before the line was completed.[2] It was then purchased by the Darien and Western Railroad in 1894, which extended it to Darien, Georgia, in 1895.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Sullivan, Buddy (2000). Darien and McIntosh County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 73. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Legare, John Girardeau (July 2012). The Darien Journal of John Girardeau Legare, Ricegrower. University of Georgia Press. p. 126. ISBN 9780820343709. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ "Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly". 1885. p. 202-204. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
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