City Directories and History: Jalapa was a stop on the Columbia, Newberry & Laurens Railroad (1895-99, 1900-84)
Charter: The charter for the Columbia, Newberry & Laurens Railway Company was approved on December 26, 1885.
“That the said company be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain and operate a railroad extending from the City of Columbia through the fork of Lexington and Newberry Counties by the way of he Town of Prosperity and the Town of Newberry to the Town of Laurens; and the said company shall have the power to extend the said railroad to any point on the boundary line between this State and the State of North Carolina, as the said company may hereafter determine.”
History: The rails from the Laurens Railroad between Newberry and Laurens were removed during the war. The railroad was partially repaired in 1875 and operations were resumed by the Columbia & Greenville Railroad. It went into receivership in 1878 and was sold at foreclosure in 1881. It was reopened as the Laurens Railway, under the control of the Columbia & Greenville Railroad.
In 1885 the Columbia, Newberry & Laurens Railroad was granted a charter. Construction began in 1890, with the line opening in 1891, from Columbia to Dover Junction with a connection to the Laurens Railway. In 1896 the Columbia, Newberry & Laurens Railroad, purchased the Laurens Railway, completing the 75 mile long line. (courtesy carolinarails.org)
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