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Chasing a THIRD Swamp Rabbit – Part 1, the History

Posted on May 26, 2016May 26, 2016 By Tom 3 Comments on Chasing a THIRD Swamp Rabbit – Part 1, the History
Geocaching and Maps, History and Genealogy, Photography, Rambling

Swamp Rabbit Railroad Switch 2

That’s right, there’s not one, not two, but three railroads in South Carolina that bore the name “The Swamp Rabbit.” There’s the one that follows former Greenville and Northern Railroad, now the very popular Swamp Rabbit Trail. There’s the one in the lower part of the state that crosses Barnwell, Aiken, and Lexington Counties. I explored and wrote about that one last week. Then, there is the Swamp Rabbit that crosses part of Cherokee County from Blacksburg through Cherokee Falls and then on to Gaffney. I explored this third Swamp Rabbit today, and discovered that it has some unexpected ties to our own Swamp Rabbit Railroad here in Greenville.

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