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1. www.sumtersc.gov › community › historyHistory & Heritage | City of Sumter, SC

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   Sumter Military Museum, celebrates Sumter’s impressive military history. Located at 129 S. Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150. Hours are Fridays - 9 am - 12 pm and Sundays - 2 pm - 5 pm. Admission is free. Sumter Opera House - step back in time to experience 125 years of growth and events at this historic opera house, built in 1894, features a ...

2. www.britannica.com › place › Sumter-South-CarolinaSumter | Historic Town, Revolutionary War, Battle of Camden

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   Pop. (2000) 39,643; (2010) 40,524. Sumter, city, seat (1798) of Sumter county, east-central South Carolina, U.S. Settled in 1785, it was named Sumterville (shortened in 1856) in honour of the American Revolutionary War general Thomas Sumter. In an agricultural area and once a typical cotton plantation village, Sumter is now.

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   Where is Sumter SC located?

   • The City of Sumter is the seat of Sumter County and the largest city, and the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the state of South Carolina. Incorporated as Sumterville in 1845, the city has grown and prospered from its early beginnings as a plantation settlement.

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   How did Sumterville get its name?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Sumter, city, seat (1798) of Sumter county, east-central South Carolina, U.S. Settled in 1785, it was named Sumterville (shortened in 1856) in honour of the American Revolutionary War general Thomas Sumter.

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   What is Sumter SC known for?

   • Sumter is the site of Morris College (1908; Baptist), Central Carolina Technical College (1962), and a campus of the University of South Carolina (1966). The Swan Lake Iris Gardens in the city are known for their old cypress trees, azaleas, and camellias, as well as irises and swans. Shaw Air Force Base is nearby. Inc. town, 1845; city, 1887.

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   What is Sumter County known for?

   • The city and county of Sumter have a colorful history stretching back more than 300 years. In the 1740s, the first English-speaking settlers arrived to establish roots along the banks of the Wateree River. The "Carolina Backcountry," as it was then known, became a predominantly agricultural area called Craven County, later Claremont County.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sumter,_South_CarolinaSumter, South Carolina - Wikipedia

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   Sumter County, along with Clarendon and Lee counties, form the core of Sumter–Lee–Clarendon tri-county (or East Midlands) area of South Carolina that includes three counties straddling the border of the Sandhills (or Midlands ), Pee Dee, and Lowcountry regions. The population was 43,463 at the 2020 census, making it the 9th-most populous ...

5. www.carolana.com › SC › TownsA History of Sumter, South Carolina

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   Brigadier General Sumter was one of the models for Mel Gibson's character in the 2000 movie, "The Patriot" (along with Francis Marion and Andrew Pickens, also from South Carolina), and his service to his country continued for the duration of his long life. Born in Virginia in 1734, Thomas Sumter settled in St. Mark's Parish in 1767.

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8. www.history.com › american-civil-war › fort-sumterFort Sumter: Civil War, Battle & Location | HISTORY

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   Nov 9, 2009 · Fort Sumter, an island fortification located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, is most famous for being the site of the first battle of the American Civil War. Originally constructed in 1829 ...

9. history-hub.libapps.uncw.edu › sumter-scSumter, South Carolina · Beyond the Plaque · The History Hub

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   The Sumter County Museum is a collection of several educational sites that interpret local and South Carolina history, as well as topics of particular local interest. Housing the Sumter County Historical Society and Sumter County Genealogical Society, its locations collect a major proportion of local historical documents and artifacts, and ...

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11. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › tracingTracing the Mysterious "Turks" of South Carolina Back to the ...

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    Sep 24, 2018 · In 1973, a historian put it this way: “A stranger visiting Sumter County today may come across a baffling breed called ‘Turks’…. So meager are the facts relating to them that the wildest ...