Sumter
Battle of Beech Creek/the Civil War Ends In S.c.
Stateburg, SC
BATTLE OF BEECH CREEK (Front) In April 1865 Confederates formed a defensive line along the high ground above Beech Creek to oppose Brig....
Battle of Dingle’s Mill/Battle of Dingle’s Mill April 9, 1865
South Sumter, SC
BATTLE OF DINGLE’S MILL (Front) Here on Apr. 9, 1865, the day of Gen. Lee's surrender, was fought one of the last battles of the War...
Battle of Stateburg
Stateburg, SC
(Front) In April 1865 2,700 Federal troops commanded by Brig. Gen. Edward E. Potter left Georgetown in a raid against the railroad lines...
Bethel Baptist Church
Privateer, SC
(Front) Bethel (Black River) Baptist Church was organized in 1780 and admitted to the Charleston Baptist Association in 1782.
Bethel Methodist Church
Oswego, SC
(Front) Established in 1856 by French Huguenot families with the consolidation of Lodebar, Rembert, Clark, and Sardis Methodist Churches,...
Birthplace of Mary Mcleod Bethune
Mayesville, SC
(Front) This noted humanitarian and educator was born five miles north of Mayesville, S.C., on July 10, 1875.
Cane Savannah Plantation
Cane Savannah, SC
(Front) Cane Savannah Plantation was established in 1784 by a 4000-acre grant to Lt. Col. Matthew Singleton (1730-1787), state...
Clara Louise Kellogg
Sumter, SC
(Front) Clara Louise Kellogg, said to be the first American-trained prima donna, was born near here in 1842.
Col. David Dubose Gaillard Engineer of the Panama Canal
Fulton Crossroads, SC
(Front) Born at Fulton Crossroads, Sept. 4, 1859, David DuBose Gaillard spent his boyhood in this section.
Concord Presbyterian Church
Sumter, SC
(Front) This church, organized in 1808 by Rev. George G. McWhorter of the Salem Black River Presbyterian Church, held its first services...
Council St., Sumter
(Front) Lincoln High School can trace its origins to the establishment of “Lincoln School,” which was built as the first public school in...
Elizabeth White House
Sumter, SC
The Elizabeth White House, built about 1854, was for many years the home of Miss White (1893-1976), a Sumter native who was an...
Enon Baptist Church
Sumter, SC
This church was organized in 1872 by Rev. Benjamin Lawson and held early services in a brush arbor.
First Baptist Church
Sumter, SC
(Front) Organized in 1813 with 13 members, this branch of Stateburg's High Hills of Santee Baptist Church (founded before 1772) became an...
Furman Academy and Theological Institute
Dalzell, SC
(Front) Established by the S. C. Baptist Convention in 1825, Furman opened in Edgefield in 1826.
General Sumter Memorial Academy 1905-1911/General Sumter Memorial
Stateburg, SC
GENERAL SUMTER MEMORIAL ACADEMY 1905-1911 (Front) This forerunner of the modern consolidated rural high school with Colonel John Julius...
General Thomas Sumter
Stateburg, SC
(Front) Monument to General Sumter stands 500 yards south.
Green Swamp Methodist Church
Sumter, SC
Site of First Methodist Church in vicinity of Sumter.
Henry J. Maxwell Farm
South Sumter, SC
(Front) Henry Johnson Maxwell (1837-1906), Union soldier, U.S. postmaster, state senator, and lawyer, lived here from 1874 until his...
Henry L. Scarborough House
Sumter, SC
The Henry Lee Scarborough House was built 1908-09 by Scarborough (1866-1929), a leading Sumter County farmer, businessman, and public...
High Hills Baptist Church
Stateburg, SC
(Front) Organized by Rev. Joseph Reese, this church was established Jan. 4, 1772.
Kendall Institute
Sumter, SC
(Front) Kendall Institute, founded on this site in 1891, was one of the first black schools in Sumter.
Military Post/Potter’s Raid
Sumter, SC
MILITARY POST (Front) After the Civil War ended in 1865, a Federal military occupation garrison was located for sometime in this area of...
Millford Plantation
Pinewood, SC
(Front) Millford, 1 mile west, is the finest Greek Revival house in S.C. and one of the finest in America.
Mt. Zion Methodist Church
Sumter, SC
(Front) This church, with its origin in a brush arbor where services were held during the Civil War, was formally organized in 1873 with...
Oakland Plantation
N Of Stateburg, SC
(Front) This plantation was established in 1735 with a royal grant to William Sanders, who built a house and tavern, or “publick house,”...
Potter’s Headquarters/Federal Order of Battle
Sumter, SC
POTTER’S HEADQUARTERS (Front) Federal troops commanded by Brig. Gen. Edward E. Potter, on a raid through this area in the last days of...
Richard Richardson
Fulton Crossroads, SC
An early plantation owner in this area, he was a Commissioner of St. Mark's Church who donated land for its construction.
Salem (Black River) Presbyterian Church
(Front) This house of worship, commonly called Brick Church, was founded by Scotch-Irish settlers in 1759 on land given by Capt. David...
Site of Manchester
A flourishing town once stood here; settled before 1799; stage-coach relay; shipping center for cotton traffic by boat to Charleston; a...
Skirmish At Dinkins’ Mill
N Of Stateburg, SC
(Front) Following the battle of Boykin’s Mill on April 18, 1865, Federal troops commanded by Brig. Gen. Edward E. Potter advanced south...
St. James Lutheran Church
Sumter, SC
(Front) This church, the first Lutheran congregation in Sumter County, was organized in 1890 as a Home Mission, with six charter members...
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Fulton Crossroads, SC
(Front) By Act of Assembly St. Mark's Parish was established in 1757.
St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church
(Front) This congregation was organized before the Civil War and held its services in a brush arbor until 1875 when its trustees bought...
Sumter’s Court Houses
Sumter, SC
(Front) By Act of 1798, Commissioners were named "To ascertain and fix upon the most central place for the erection of a court house in...
Sumterville Academy
Sumter, SC
This site of one acre was given in 1837 for use for a public school by COL. JOHN BLOUNT MILLER (1782-1851), Lieutenant-Colonel in War of...
Temple Sinai
Sumter, SC
(Front) Sumter’s Jewish community, dating to 1815, has long been one of the largest and most influential in inland S.C. Mark Solomons,...
The Britton Community/Britton Siding
Sumter, SC
THE BRITTON COMMUNITY (Front) Following his discharge from the Confederate Army, John James Britton began buying farm property on the...
The Sumter Institute 1867-1901
Sumter, SC
(Front) A boarding school for girls located on the northeast corner of Washington and Calhoun Sts.
The Tuomey Hospital
Sumter, SC
Sumter Hospital was begun 1904 by Drs.
Wedgefield Presbyterian Church
Wedgefield, SC
(Front) This church was founded in 1881 with assistance from Harmony Presbytery.
William Tennent
Stateburg, SC
Third Presbyterian preacher of this name, Tennent died several miles south in 1777.