When was it published?

July 3, 1860 in The Western Democrat

Domestic News July 3, 1860

The Western Democrat

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Infrastructure, Shipping, Transportation

Q: What keywords are associated?

South Carolina Railroad, Charleston Port, Steamship Line, Locomotive Engine, Us Mail, Ocean Steamer, Sailors Home

Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

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What is this article about?

At a Boston collation for the new Charleston-Boston steamship line, speakers highlighted South Carolina's pioneering railroad achievements and Charleston's innovations in shipping and maritime welfare.

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SOUTH CAROLINA ENTERPRISE. At a collation given in Boston on the occasion of the trip of the pioneer of a line of steamships between Charleston and the former city, it was stated that the first 100 miles of railroad built in the world, was built in South Carolina; that the South-Carolina Railroad Company was the first in the United States to run successfully a locomotive engine on a railroad, and the first to carry the U. S. Mail; and that Charleston was the first port in the Union to build an ocean steamer, to establish a Sailors' Home or Temperance Boarding House, and to establish a Marine School for boys.

What sub-type of article is it?

Infrastructure Shipping Transportation

What keywords are associated?

South Carolina Railroad Charleston Port Steamship Line Locomotive Engine Us Mail Ocean Steamer Sailors Home

Where did it happen?

South Carolina

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South Carolina

Event Details

At a collation given in Boston on the occasion of the trip of the pioneer of a line of steamships between Charleston and the former city, it was stated that the first 100 miles of railroad built in the world was built in South Carolina; that the South-Carolina Railroad Company was the first in the United States to run successfully a locomotive engine on a railroad, and the first to carry the U. S. Mail; and that Charleston was the first port in the Union to build an ocean steamer, to establish a Sailors' Home or Temperance Boarding House, and to establish a Marine School for boys.