Sumter in Sumter County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Sumterville Academy

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010

1. Sumterville Academy Marker

Inscription. 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 the War of 1812, a public-spirited citizen and advocate of education; attorney, orator, writer, founder of the Sumterville Library Society and Baptist Church; first notary public (1805) and Commissioner in Equity (1817-1851) for Sumter District .

Erected 1950 by Sumter County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 43-24.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.

Location. 33° 55.278′ N, 80° 20.687′ W. Marker is in Sumter, South Carolina, in Sumter County. It is on North Washington Street (US 76, US 521), on the right when traveling south. Located between West Liberty Street and West Hampton Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sumter SC 29150, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds 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 walking distance of this marker: Sumter District Confederate Dead (a few steps from this marker); Y.M.C.A. (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Holocaust (about 500 feet away); Temple Sinai (about

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600 feet away); Trinity United Methodist Church (about 600 feet away); 2 N. Main (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Tuomey Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sumter Dry Goods Co. (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sumter.

Sumterville Academy Marker and the Confederate Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud

2. Sumterville Academy Marker and the Confederate Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,218 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on March 24, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.