(Front text)
This forerunner of the modern consolidated rural high school with Colonel John Julius Dargan, noted educator, as founder and principal, offered classes in agriculture, home economics, and music. Day students from four . . . — — Map (db m27829) HM
(Front text)
Monument to General Sumter stands 500 yards south. Born August 14, 1734, in Hanover County, Virginia, he was a frontiersman and Indian fighter. Coming to South Carolina by 1764, he became a planter. As Partisan leader and . . . — — Map (db m27769) HM
(West face)
This stone marks the grave of one of South
Carolina's most distinguished citizens,
Thomas Sumter. One of the founders of the Republic.
Born in Virginia August 14, 1734. Died June 1, 1832
(Lower . . . — — Map (db m28532) HM
(Front text)
Organized by Rev. Joseph Reese, this church was established Jan. 4, 1772. First located on land given by Dr. Joseph Howard (later moved to present site purchased from Gen. Thomas Sumter), it ordained, 1774, young Richard . . . — — Map (db m27133) HM
"Enchanted with the splendor of victory, he (Thomas Sumter) would wade in torrents of blood to attain it. "
Colonel Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee.
The land on which you now stand, here in the High Hills of Santee, once belonged to General . . . — — Map (db m28475) HM