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The Tuscumbia Railway was chartered on January 16 1830 and a 2.1 mile railroad was built from downtown Tuscumbia Alabama to the docks on the Tennessee River west of Sheffield. This was the first railroad chartered or constructed west of the Appalachian Mountains. The purpose of this railroad was to allow transport of cotton bales to a new wharf on the Tennessee River.

closing year
1832-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
location
North Alabama
opening year
1830-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

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