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The Blackville, Alston and Newberry Railroad was a railroad that served South Carolina in the latter part of the 19th century. The original intent of the Blackville, Alston and Newberry was for development of kaolin clay mines in Aiken County. With the Blackville, Alston and Newberry, the white clay, used in the production of porcelain and papermaking, could be transferred at Blackville to the South Carolina and Georgia Railroad, and onto outside markets.〔(Abandoned Rails, The Former Swamp Rabbit Line )〕 Construction started in Blackville about 1886 and a line was completed to Sievern in 1888.〔(Abandoned Rails, The Former Swamp Rabbit Line )〕 While the kaolin mining venture did not pan out immediately, the new railroad lifted the area's turpentine and pine lumber industries. Cotton, asparagus and watermelon growers also did extremely well, with the Blackville, Alston and Newberry helping the region enjoy economic prosperity.〔(Abandoned Rails, The Former Swamp Rabbit Line )〕 In 1891, the Carolina Midland Railway acquired the Blackville, Alston and Newberry's Perry-to-Blackville line, consolidating it with the recently acquired Barnwell Railway.〔(South Carolina Railroads, Carolina Midland Railway )〕〔(Poor's Manual of Railroads, 1892 )〕 In 1895, the Blackville, Alston and Newberry declared bankruptcy.〔(South Carolina Railroads, Blackville, Alston & Newberry Railroad )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blackville, Alston and Newberry Railroad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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