First Railroad in Alabama

First Railroad in Alabama

The General Assembly of Alabama in 1830 chartered the first railroad in the state. Constructed over a two-year period, the Tuscumbia Railroad connected the town of Tuscumbia to a point on the Tennessee River (the site of present-day Sheffield), a distance of less than two miles.



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Updated: May 24, 2007
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