South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Company

Original Track Location

South Carolina Canal And Rail Road Company Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 2008

1. South Carolina Canal And Rail Road Company Marker

Inscription. Began first successful scheduled steam railroad service in America on December 25, 1830, and by 1833 its 136 miles from Charleston to Hamburg made it the world's longest railroad. Now a part of Southern Railway System.

Erected 1962. (Marker Number 2-1.)

Series. This historical marker is included in the South Carolina Historical Markers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 25, 1830.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 33° 33.587′ N, 81° 43.416′ W. Marker was in Aiken, South Carolina, in Aiken County. It was at the intersection of Park Avenue Southwest and Laurens Street Southwest, in the median on Park Avenue Southwest. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 171 Laurens St SW, Aiken SC 29801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Greater Augusta

and in the Midlands.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it

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found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Woodmen Of The World (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Company (here, next to this marker); The Cold War and Civil Defense in the Atomic Age (within shouting distance of this marker); What's Inside? (within shouting distance of this marker); The 97% to Survive (within shouting distance of this marker); Fred B. Cavanaugh (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Aiken (about 300 feet away); The Augusta And Aiken Railway (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aiken.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2026, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 33 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on October 7, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.