Record #:

11285

Author(s):

Dunn, Michael J., III

Abstract:

The Clinchfield Railroad is an important part of McDowell County and the railroads in North Carolina. Created in 1900, the railway runs through the Appalachian Mountains from the Kentucky coal fields to Spartanburg, South Carolina. The track is centered in North Carolina and connects Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, and West Virginia's economic regions together. The Carolina Clinchfield railway came into operation in 1908 and has remained active throughout the area.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 33 Issue 8, Sept 1965, p17, 28, il

Subject(s):

Railroads--McDowell County--History; Clinchfield Railroad--History