Central Rail Road and Banking Company of Georgia

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Originally known as the Central Railroad and Canal Company of Georgia, it was reorganized as the Central Rail Road and Banking Company in 1835. At that time the Central was perhaps the longest railroad under one management in the world.

Courtesy of Georgia Historical Society.

Central Rail Road and Banking Company of Georgia

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