Near South Dudley Street just south of West Lamar Street (Georgia Route 49), on the right when traveling south.
Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for protesting racial segregation in Albany on December 16, 1961, and held in the Sumter County jail. Kings arrest dovetailed with community and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) efforts to . . . — — Map (db m172819) HM
Near South Dudley Street just south of West Lamar Street (Georgia Route 49), on the right when traveling south.
This County, created by Act of the Legislature December 26, 1831, is named for Gen. Thomas Sumter of South Carolina who fought in the French & Indian Wars and Revolution. At Andersonville was located the famous and unjustly criticized Confederate . . . — — Map (db m172817) HM
On North Bond Street 0.1 miles north of Church Street (U.S. 280), on the right when traveling north.
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This school opened in 1921, racially integrated in 1966 and served students from Plains, Georgia until 1979. The school’s rich history of distinguished educators and progressive curriculum earned recognition at state and . . . — — Map (db m41126) HM
On West Church Street (U.S. 280) just east of South Hudson Street, on the right when traveling east.
[Seal of the President of the United States] 39th President United States of America 1977-1981 ”America did not invent Human Rights… Human Rights invented America.” Jan. 14, 1981 ”The greatest legacy we can leave our . . . — — Map (db m186899) HM
On South Wilson Street just south of Oglethorpe Street (Georgia Route 26), on the right when traveling south.
In 1808 several families moved from the Carolinas to the area where the Ellaville Cemetery is now located. A village sprang up about 1812, called Pond Town, because of the surrounding ponds. Pond Town was a relay station for the stage coach line . . . — — Map (db m174147) HM
After surviving the Battle of McDowell, in which he lost many comrades, Lt. “Shep” Pryor was later wounded in battle near Culpepper, Virginia. He survived the war, returned to his beloved Penelope, and became Sheriff of Sumter County, Georgia. . . . — — Map (db m16785) HM
Near Highland Turnpike (U.S. 250) west of Farm to Market Road 396, on the right when traveling west.
My name is Shepherd Green Pryor, but my friends and family call me “Shep.” I was elected First Lieutenant of the Muckalee Guards, Company A, 12th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry. We’ve just survived a cold Virginia winter on the top of . . . — — Map (db m16773) HM
Near South Lee Street (State Highway 377) 0.1 miles south of West Lamar Street, on the right when traveling south.
This marker placed by the Mayor and City Council of Americus and the Sumter County Board of Commissioners in remembrance of those persons who lost their lives during the flood of July 1994: Josephine Spencer Anderson • Oscar Brown • Roger Allen . . . — — Map (db m227399) HM
On Court Square (State Highway 28) south of Washington Street (State Highway 203), on the right when traveling north.
Abbeville's 6th courthouse - designed in beaux arts classical style by Edwards & Walter of Atlanta - dedicated in 1908 with City Hall/Opera House. (Two buildings indirectly financed by profits from Abbeville Dispensary, only one still operating . . . — — Map (db m14870) HM
Near South Dudley Street just south of West Lamar Street (Georgia Route 49), on the right when traveling south.
Corporal — U.S. Army Sumter County, Georgia B. July 20, 1931 D. Sept. 1, 1950 Naktong River Korea Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor In honor of those who gave their all in our four wars. Dedicated to all veterans of Sumter County to the honor . . . — — Map (db m190942) HM WM
Near South Dudley Street just south of West Lamar Street (State Route 49), on the right when traveling south.
This solid bronze one half ton bell was in the clock tower of the North Lee Street courthouse, where it tolled the hours for seventy-two years. There have been four courthouses in Sumter County since it was incorporated in 1832. The first, a . . . — — Map (db m190907) HM
On Washington Street South at Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north on Washington Street South.
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Livingston, Alabama
Prior to the signing of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek on September 27, 1830, this site belonged to the Choctaw Nation. Early settlers to the area came from the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee, and . . . — — Map (db m92665) HM
Near Manning Road (U.S. 521) at South Guinard Parkway (U.S. 521), on the right when traveling south.
Sumter Experiences the Civil War First Hand
In early 1865, the Civil War was coming to a conclusion after four long and bloody years of fighting. Union General Ulysses S. Grant's army had broken Confederate General Robert E. Lee's line . . . — — Map (db m253002) HM
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