Historical Sketches Sumter County South Carolina

[South Carolina] Nicholes, Cassie. Historical Sketches of Sumter County: Its Birth and Growth. Sumter County Historical Commission, Sumter, S. C. Printed by The R. L. Bryan Company, Columbia, South Carolina. 1975. viii,1-546 pages. Illustrated. 9-1/4 Inches. Cloth. Hard cover. Dust jacket. Lightly soiled & some light rippling on the dust jacket. Binding and text clean and bright. Very Good Condition. - - -

"Focusing on the geographic area now covered by Sumter, Clarendon and Lee Counties. This book contains 91 sketches which were published over a period of seven years (1967-74) in The Sumter News, the weekly newspaper in Sumter, S. C. These sketches, enhanced by 40 photographs, give the reader a glimpse into the history of what was once known as Sumter District, that area of the Palmetto State which contained Claremont, Clarendon and Salem counties. The book is divided into four parts. The first, which has 29 sketches, is called "Glimpses Into Early Life Of Sumter District." The second, with 18 chapters, puts the spotlight on old churches. Historic home and plantations are subjects of seven sketches in the third part. The finial section (37 sketches) concerns some notable early settlers."