The Yorkville Enquirer reported on June 5, 1879 – “Mr. John L. Yongue has recently improved his residence and property near the Chester and Lenoir depot.”
The Enquirer reported on Feb. 24, 1881 – “The depot of the Chester and Lenoir Railroad has been enlarge and improved to meet the demand of the freight traffic. Bennett and Moffett are now building five box cars for the road.”
The Yorkville Enquirer reported on Aug. 10, 1882 – “On last Monday, the boiler of the locomotive “Davega” on the Chester and Lenoir Railroad exploded killing the negro foreman, Harvey Wallace. The explosion occurred at Maydon (Mayodon, N.C.), the present terminus of the road. The locomotive was in charge of Mr. Gregg Beard the engineer.”
On Sept. 28, 1882 the Enquirer announced – “The Chester and Lenoir Railroad and the Cheraw and Chester Railroad have been leased to the Charlotte – Columbia and Augusta Railroad.”
City Directories and History: The Seaboard Freight Station was constructed in circa 1890. The Georgia Carolina and Northern Railroad came to Chester at that time and necessitated the construction of the large warehouse. The name was later shortened to the Seaboard. The site now houses the Chester County Transportation Museum.
The Herald reported on Oct. 16, 1889 – “That improvements to the depot of the Richmond and Danville Railroad will provide additional room for freight storage.”
The Yorkville Enquirer reported on Sept. 24, 1890 – “W.A. Davis, the roundhouse foreman for the Chester and Lenoir Railroad, has purchased a lot from the Brice Property and will erect a dwelling soon.” On March 20, 1889 the YV Enquirer further reported – “The new passenger depot and baggage room of the Richmond and Danville Railroad opened last week. It stands between the narrow gauged and broad gauge tracks. The depot has equal waiting rooms for blacks and whites.”
The YV Enquirer reported on May 20, 1891 – “Mr. J.T. Ivey, who has been with the R&D railroad in Chester, has moved his family to Abbeville and has a position with the GC and N railroad.”
Restoration of this building took place under the leadership of Joanna Angle and Alfred Chisholm of Chester, S.C. who for many years used this building as their restoration headquarters.
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