It was chartered in 1866,[1] then incorporated on December 13, and was intended to be a local feeder line for the Western and Atlantic Railroad.
[2] The railroad was planned to serve the rich marble and slate quarries and other mineral extraction companies along its route.
[7] By 1870 the railroad had 14 miles (23 km) of 5 ft (1,524 mm) broad gauge track connecting Cartersville to Taylorsville, Georgia,[8] but further growth was apparently impeded by shady financial dealings by then Governor Rufus Bullock, Hanniball Kimball, and other associates,[1][9][10] so much so that the railroad company's ownership was called into question.
[8][12] Governor Bullock's involvement in the bonds issued for the C&VW led to the introduction of an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia in 1877 during Governor Colquitt's term that would prohibit payment on "bogus bonds" as they came to be known.
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