Sumterville Academy

Sumterville Academy is a South Carolina historical marker in Sumter, Sumter County, dedicated 1950.

Sumter County · dedicated 1950 · N Washington St., near its intersection with Liberty St., Sumter, Sumter

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THIS SCHOOL SITE of one acre was given to trustees in 1837 for use in public education by COL. JOHN BLOUNT MILLER (1782-1851), a public-spirited citizen and pioneer in education, attorney, first notary public (1805) of Sumter District, orator and writer, founder of the Sumterville Library Society and Baptist Church, lieutenant-colonel in the War of 1812, and master in equity for Sumter District (1817-1851).

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Sumter County Historical Commission

Sumterville Academy

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