| Some details have been found related to
stations on the Charleston to Hamburg section of the South
Carolina Railroad. |
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Charleston Station |
| The third consecutive station was located on
Line Street, the edge of the city on the north side, between
King and Meeting Streets. The Station was built in 1852 of brick
(the only brick station on this section of the road). It was a
single story building, 27' by 64' 9" by 14' high. At the same
time a single story Yard Office building was constructed near
by, of wood. A 2-story Car Shop was also constructed then, of
brick. The Car Shop had been sold, but was still in use in 2011. |
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Hamburg Station |
| The second station built in Hamburg was of 42'
by 17' 6" dimensions. Wood clapboard siding and a tin shingle
roof were used, and, at an unknown date, the station was placed
on stilts to prevent destruction during periodic flooding of the
Savannah River. The Station had two doors side by side, each
leading into a separate room (ladies on one side and gentlemen
on the other). At the end of the waiting rooms was a single
ticket office and beyond the ticket office was the
baggage/freight room of the same size as the two combined
passenger waiting rooms. In 2011, the building still existed,
but had been moved and sold. |
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| Details have been found of many of the country
stations, but only in their post-war configurations. |
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