Near Sumter in Sumter County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Gen. Thomas Sumter Memorial Highway
Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 7, 2010
1. Gen. Thomas Sumter Memorial Highway Marker
This honors his 250th birthday, 1734-1984. Born in Va., Aug. 14. A frontiersman and Indian fighter. By 1760 he had settled in S.C. He was a member First Provincial Congress, called in 1775 because war with England threatened. The commander of The 6th Reg., S.C., in 1776, The Brig. Gen., S.C. Militia, known as the "Gamecock of the American Revolution."
War won, he returned to his Stateburg plantation and business. He sought pensions for veterans. He was elected to; S.C. Assembly, 1782, Continental Congress, 1783, U.S. Congress 1789 93, 1797-1801, and the U.S. Senate, 1801-1810. Sumter served under our first three presidents, Washington, Adams, and Jefferson and known as a strong States Rights man.
Erected 1986 by Sumter County Historical Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, the Former U.S. Presidents: #02 John Adams, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #03 Thomas Jefferson series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1864.
Location. Marker
this page online
Regionally, this marker was in South Carolina’s Pee Dee. It was also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Major General George L. Mabry, Jr. Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 2.4 miles away); St. James Lutheran Church (approx. 2½ miles away); Community Hospital
Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 7, 2010
2. Gen. Thomas Sumter Memorial Highway Marker, side 2
Regarding Gen. Thomas Sumter Memorial Highway. Gen. Thomas Sumter, "The Gamecock," a friend of the Cherokee, a Revolutionary War hero, planter, congressman and senator. A town, county, national forest and a fort in Charleston are named after him.
When he died on June1, 1832, Thomas Sumter was the last surviving officer of the American Revolution.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 7, 2010
3. Gen. Thomas Sumter Memorial Highway Marker, looking south along the highway
Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 7, 2010
4. Gen. Thomas Sumter Memorial Highway Marker, looking north along US 521
Photographed by Dave W, May 29, 2023
5. Gen. Thomas Sumter Memorial Highway Marker
Marker has been broken off and is missing.
Photographed by City of Sumter web page
6. Gen. Thomas Sumter
Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,422 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on May 30, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 29, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5. submitted on May 30, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. 6. submitted on September 29, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
