William Johnston: Carolina Railroad King


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Before the Civil War, William Johnston served as president of Charlotte's first railroad, the Charlotte & SC Railroad. After the war, he rebuilt that line and extended it to Augusta, GA, creating the fastest route between New York and the deep South. He was instrumental in connecting Charlotte by rail early to two seaports, Charleston and Wilmington, allowing the small village to grow rapidly. After retiring from railroad management, he served four terms as a transformative Mayor of Charlotte, built the popular Buford Hotel for the region's rail and mill leaders, and co-organized the Commercial National Bank which, through mergers, evolved into today's Bank of America. Beyond these economic contributions, William Johnston successfully proposed an amendment to the North Carolina Constitution to broaden the state's religious tolerance, and also oversaw the creation of Charlotte's first grade school for African-American children. (Recipient of a 2020 Award of Excellence from the North Carolina Society of Historians)







The Charter and Other Acts of the Legislature, in Relation to the South-Carolina Rail Road Company, with the 41st Section of the Act of 1841, and the By-Laws of Said Company


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The Charter and Other Acts of the Legislature, in Relation to the South-Carolina Rail Road Company


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Excerpt from The Charter and Other Acts of the Legislature, in Relation to the South-Carolina Rail Road Company: With the 41st Section of the Act of 1841, and the by-Laws of Said Company Section 1. Be it enacted by the Honorable the Senate and Incorporation House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the au thoritg cf the same, That for the pur pose of establishing a communication by Rail Road, between the Cities of Cincinnati in the State of Ohio, and Charleston in the State of south-carolina, through the States of Ken tucky, Tennessee, N orth-carolina and south-carolina, the formation of a Company, to be called The Cincinnati and Charleston Rail Road Company, is hereby authorized, which, when formed, shall have corporate existence in perpetuity in each of the States aforesaid. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.