Branchville station (South Carolina)
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Southern Railway Passenger Depot, also known as Branchville Depot, is a historic train station located at Branchville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1877 by the Southern Railway. It is a one-story, brick building with a stucco finish and hipped roof. It was the site of a speech given by President-elect William Howard Taft in 1909.[2][3]
Southern Railway Passenger Depot | |
![]() Branchville Depot, September 2007 | |
Location | 110 N. Main St., Branchville, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 33°15′4″N 80°48′57″W / 33.25111°N 80.81583°W |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1877 |
NRHP reference No. | 73001723[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 23, 1973 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Southern_Railway_Passenger_Depot%2C_Branchville%2C_SC%2C_US.jpg/220px-Southern_Railway_Passenger_Depot%2C_Branchville%2C_SC%2C_US.jpg)
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Luther H. Folk; Doris E. Berry & Mary Ann Eaddy (March 1973). "Southern Railway Passenger Depot" (pdf). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ "Southern Railway Passenger Depot, Orangeburg County (110 N. Main St., Branchville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
Preceding station | Southern Railway | Following station | ||
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Edisto toward Augusta
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Augusta – Charleston | Fifty Eight toward Charleston
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Sixty Six toward Greenville
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Greenville – Branchville | Terminus |
External links
edit- Branchville Railroad Shrine and Museum (South Carolina Information Highway)
- Southern Railway Depot - Historic Branchville Depot - Orangeburg County