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Upson County Railroad Company was the successor by change of name to the Thomaston and Barnesville Railroad Company. Thomaston and Barnesville Railroad Company was incorporated on December 23, 1839 by special act of the Georgia General Assembly.〔Poor, Henry V. ''Manual of the Railroads of the United States for 1885''. New York: J. J. Little and Company, 1885. p. 435 gives the name as Barnesville and Thomaston Railroad Company.〕 In 1856, Thomaston and Barnesville Railroad Company constructed of 〔(Confederate Railroads - Upson County )〕 gauge railroad line between Thomaston, Georgia and Barnesville, Georgia.〔Poor, Henry V. ''Manual of the Railroads of the United States for 1885''. New York: J. J. Little and Company, 1885. p. 435.〕 On December 6, 1860, Upson County Railroad was incorporated by special act of the Georgia General Assembly, which amended the charter and changed the name of the company from Thomaston and Barnesville Railroad Company. In 1869, the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia acquired control of the Upson County Railroad through ownership of a majority of the capital stock. The Upson County Railroad was destroyed during the American Civil War and was rebuilt in 1870.〔 The company's property was operated by Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia from that year forward.〔〔The Central company occasionally was referred to as the Central Railroad of Georgia or Central Railroad Company of Georgia〕 Upson County Railroad was sold to Central of Georgia Railway Company on February 2, 1914. == See also == * Confederate railroads in the American Civil War 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「Upson County Railroad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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