Note: The following is one of a series of articles looking at the growth of roads and transportation in Georgia and Bulloch County beginning in 1807. The Central Rail Road and Canal Company of Georgia was organized in 1833 by a group of Savannah businessmen who were concerned that Charleston’s new railroad to Augusta would divert significant commerce from their port. Furthermore, the building of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company railroad line from Augusta to Atlanta worried them more, as it would connect Charleston directly to Atlanta.