with the Greenwood, Laurens and Spartanburg Railroad, Greenville and Laurens Railroad and the Savannah Valley Railroad to form the Port Royal and Western Carolina Railway (PR&WC). Verdery continued his employment with the line, serving on the PR&WC board of directors. The PR&WC was reorganized in 1896 as the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway. Notes References Defunct Georgia (U.S. state) railroads Defunct South Carolina railroads Railway companies established in 1877 Railway companies disestablished in 1886 Predecessors of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad History of Augusta, Georgia American companies disestablished in 1886 American companies established in 1877