South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Company
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina
gptkb:Southern_United_States
Civil engineering
Steam locomotives
Transportation policy
Infrastructure development
Canals
Transportation infrastructure
Railroad history
Railroad expansion
Public works projects
Railroad technology
Transportation revolution
Economic_development_in_the_South
Economic_history_of_the_U.S.
Railroad_companies_in_the_U.S.
Urban_development_in_Charleston
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Charleston_and_Hamburg_Railroad
gptkbp:dissolved 1861
gptkbp:founded 1820
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 19th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Pioneered_rail_transport_in_the_U.S.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company
gptkbp:industry Transportation
gptkbp:influencedBy Industrial Revolution
gptkbp:is_funded_by gptkb:State_of_South_Carolina
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:William_Aiken_Jr.
gptkbp:legacy Influenced_future_railroads_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:length 136 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:notableEvent First steam railroad in the United States
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:South_Carolina_Railroad_Company
gptkbp:operationalStatus Defunct
gptkbp:parentCompany nan
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:South_Carolina_Canal_Company
gptkbp:productionYears 1820-1861
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:route Charleston_to_Hamburg,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:services Rail transport
gptkbp:significantEvent First passenger train service in the U.S.
gptkbp:successor gptkb:South_Carolina_Railroad_Company
gptkbp:track Standard gauge
gptkbp:transportation Coal
Cotton
Livestock
Rice
Tobacco
Timber
Passengers
Freight
Grain
gptkbp:type Railroad