Phosphate Mine Tram Railroad Bed

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

SE from Witsell Rd.;(Beaufort County)

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Site Number:

555-295

Control Number:

U/13/555-295

Tax Number:

R700 040 000 0003 0000

Date Surveyed:

July 11 1997

Category:

Site

Construction Date:

circa 1885

Historic Use:

Transportation

Current Use:

Vacant/Not In Use

Signficant Architectural Features:

Earthen causeway about two miles long that supported narrow-guage railroad or tramline. Ties and tracking were removed after phosphate mining ended in the area. Causeway is apparent as line of trees across the marsh.

Historical Information:

A tram railroad ran from Summerhouse Point, where Bull River was deep enough for ship loading, to the village of Chisolm, where there were a post office and stores.

Source of Historical Information:

Interview, Danny Lesesne, Witsell Rd. , Chisolm.

Quadrangle Name:

Wiggins

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