Smith, Ellison DurantU.S. senator. Smith was born in Sumter District (later Lee County) on August 1, 1864, one of ten children born…
St. Mark's ParishSouth Carolina’s first backcountry parish and by far its largest in land area, St. Mark’s was established on May 21,…
StateburgThe name of this town, located in western Sumter County in the High Hills of Santee, reflects Stateburg’s raison d’être.…
Sumter(Sumter County; 2020 pop. 39,439). When the South Carolina legislature created Sumter District in 1800, they also established the crossroads…
Sumter County(665 sq. miles; 2020 pop. 106,360). Located in central South Carolina, Sumter County is bounded by the Santee and Wateree…
Sumter, ThomasSoldier, congressman, U.S. senator. Sumter was born on August 14, 1734, in Hanover County, Virginia. His father, William, was a…
Wateree RiverThe Catawba River enters central South Carolina, flows into Wateree Lake, and after passing through Wateree Dam in Kershaw County,…
Watson, Albert WilliamLegislator, congressman. Watson was born in Sumter on August 30, 1922, the son of Claude A. Watson and Eva Clark.…
Wayside HospitalsWayside hospitals were formed across South Carolina during the Civil War as means to care for sick and wounded Confederate…
Whittaker, Johnson ChesnutSlave, West Point cadet, lawyer, educator. Whittaker was born on August 23, 1858, on the Camden plantation of James Chesnut,…
Whittaker, Miller FultonArchitect, college president. Whittaker was born on December 30, 1892, in Sumter, the son of Johnson Chesnut Whittaker and Page…
