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Sumter (/ ˈ s ʌ m t ər / SUM-tər) is a city in and the county seat of Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. The city makes up the Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Santee Cooper Country. Rich with natural wonders, history and modern luxuries, Santee Cooper Country is centered around the Santee Cooper lakes¬¬—Marion and Moultrie. These legendary lakes were created during the early 1940s and have become a recreational paradise. Once a predominantly agricultural area, Sumter is known for its annual ...
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Sumter county was established in 1785 (though it did not take its present boundaries until 1902) with the town of Sumter as the seat. Agriculture and manufacturing (food, textiles, furniture, and fabricated metal products) are the mainstays of the economy. Area 666 square miles (1,724 square km). Pop. (2000) 104,687; (2010) 107,456.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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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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 ...
1 Sumter Opera House, 21 N Main St, ☏ +1 803 436-2616. Performing arts available in this opulent building. (updated Sep 2021) 2 Palmetto Tennis Center, 400 Theatre Dr, ☏ +1 803 774-3969. A pretty serious tennis complex, next to the Univ of South Carolina Sumter Campus. (updated Sep 2021) Buy [edit] Eat [edit]
The city of Sumter is the County Seat and the largest city of Sumter County, the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the state of South Carolina. Incorporated as Sumterville in 1845, the city's name was shortened to Sumter in 1855. It has grown and prospered from its early beginnings as a plantation settlement.