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	Sumter County, Alabama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sumter County is a county of the State of Alabama.
		Its name is in honor of General Thomas Sumter, of South Carolina.
		Sumter County was established on December 18, 1832.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sumter_County,_Alabama (381 words)

	Georgia Department of Community Affairs
		According to the Census, in Sumter County, 48.2% of the residents were white and 49.0% were fl.
		In Sumter County, 27.8% of the county’s residents were age 18 or younger, while 12.3% were age 65 or older.
		Sumter County had 5.3 hospital beds per 1,000 population in 2000, which was greater than the statewide average of 3.1 beds per 1,000 population.
	www.dca.state.ga.us /snapshots/p2.asp?County=Sumter (388 words)

	Sumter County, Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sumter County is a county located in the state of Florida.
		It was named for General Thomas Sumter, a hero of the American Revolutionary War.
		Out of the total population, 26.00% of those under the age of 18 and 7.70% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sumter_County,_Florida (412 words)

	Sumter
		CSS Sumter was originally the bark-rigged steamer Habana of New Orleans, built at Philadelphia in 1859 for McConnell's New Orleans and Havana Line.
		The alleged Sumter and three similar small tugs, in part identified as Raleigh and Patrick Henry, were operating in defense of Richmond according to Commodore Charles Wilkes, reporting to Secretary of the Navy Welles from USS Wachusett, 12 September 1862, the only mention of her in published official records.
		Sumter is mentioned relatively frequently in official records as being particularly useful in the tidal rivers of South Carolina because of her light draft.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/cfa9/sumter.htm (642 words)

	Fort Sumter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fort Sumter, located in Charleston, South Carolina, harbor, was named after General Thomas Sumter.
		Fort Sumter was built after the War of 1812 as one of a series of fortifications on the southern U.S. coast.
		With Fort Sumter in Confederate hands, the port of Charleston was a hole in the Federal naval blockade of the Atlantic coast.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_Sumter (939 words)

	Georgia Department of Community Affairs
		In Sumter County, Services is the largest employment sector providing 32.6% of the jobs.
		Between 1996 and 2000, Sumter County's annual unemployment rate was higher than the state's rate, averaging 7.0% compared with the state's average of 4.2%.
		Sumter County's median household income in 1997 was $28,247.
	www.dca.state.ga.us /snapshots/p3.asp?County=Sumter (303 words)

	Sumter Speedway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		SUMTER, S. - The final race of the spring/summer season at Sumter Speedway scheduled for Saturday night has been canceled and now, the final race of the 2005 season is scheduled for November 26, which is the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
		SUMTER, S. August 24, 2005 - If racing action at Sumter Speedway last week is any indication of what's in store for fans who attend this Saturday night, those who plan to attend might want to bring a bottle of tranquilizers to keep their nerves calm throughout much of the program.
		SUMTER, S. July 17, 2005 - It was a good night of racing at Sumter Speedway Saturday night with only two drivers from the action of the past week repeating as winners in six events at the 3/8-mile dirt oval.
	www.sumterspeedway.com (9909 words)

	Sumter Sumter, South Carolina (Cities)
		Sumter is located in Sumter County (of which it is the county seat) east of Columbia along Highway 521 on the banks of the Pocotaligo River near Shaw Air Force Base.
		Sumter is part of the Sumter, South Carolina metro area.
		Sumter is often referred to as The Gamecock City in homage to General Thomas Sumter, The Gamecock of the American Revolution.
	www.ohwy.com /sc/s/sumter.htm (164 words)

	Search Results for "sumter"
		In Andersonville Prison, officially known as Camp Sumter, tens of thousands of Union soldiers were confined during the Civil...
		It was a factor in the confrontation at Fort Sumter (1860), the start of the Civil War....
		He was a member of President Buchanan's cabinet until the Fort Sumter crisis, and Mississippi's secession led him to resign in Jan., 1861....
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col65&query=sumter (224 words)

	Sumter on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Of interest are the tombs of Revolutionary War Gen. Thomas Sumter and Joel Poinsett, for whom the poinsettia is named.
		Chantal Murphy and Benjamin Sumter are married by Rev. Kevin Swann at Six Mount Zion Baptist Temple Church in Hampton, Virginia, on August 30, 2003.
		Ladson Presbyterian Church at 1720 Sumter St., in Columbia, South Carolina, built in 1895, is home to one of the oldest African-American congregations in the area.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/Sumter.asp (672 words)

	Ft. Sumter by William Hamilton
		Crisis at Fort Sumter, 1861- This is a massive, intensely integrated treatment of the Fort Sumter Crisis of November 1860 - April 1861 on the server at Tulane University.
		Fire at Ft. Sumter - December 11, 1863, Sumter's Confederate Garrison battles an unstopable underground fire and climbs from the burning ruins for a gesture of defiance which raises cheers from the surrounding Federal troops.
		South Carolina Reenactors depict one of the units which held and garrisoned Sumter during the siege of Charleston when it became the most bombarded place in the western hemisphere.
	www.awod.com /gallery/probono/cwchas/sumter.html (1235 words)

	Fort Sumter -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Fort Sumter, located in (Click link for more info and facts about Charleston, South Carolina) Charleston, South Carolina, harbor, was named after (Click link for more info and facts about General Thomas Sumter) General Thomas Sumter.
		Fort Sumter was built after the (A war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France) War of 1812 as one of a series of fortifications on the southern U.S. coast.
		Accounts, such as in the famous diary of (Click link for more info and facts about Mary Chesnut) Mary Chesnut, describe Charleston residents along what is now known as (Click link for more info and facts about The Battery) The Battery, sitting on balconies and drinking salutes to the start of the hostilities.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fo/fort_sumter.htm (1153 words)

	USC Sumter
		USC Sumter offers a varied curriculum rooted in the liberal arts and aimed at preparing students to continue their education in the University and throughout life.
		The University of South Carolina Sumter was established to encourage higher education in Sumter and adjacent counties.
		On July 23, 1973, after negotiations between the Sumter County Commission for Higher Education and officials of Clemson University and the University of South Carolina, operations of the Sumter campus were transferred to the University of South Carolina.
	www.sc.edu /bulletin/archives/2002-2003/Sumter/Universi.html (1788 words)

	South Carolina State Library Sumter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sumter County and its county seat, the city of Sumter, were named for Revolutionary War general Thomas Sumter (1734-1832), who was a resident of the area.
		In 1941 Shaw Air Force Base was established near Sumter, and it continues today as an active duty fighter base.
		Confederate general Richard Heron Anderson (1821-1879) was a Sumter resident, as were opera singer Clara Louise Kellogg (1842-1916) and educator Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955).
	www.state.sc.us /scsl/sumt.html (218 words)

	Transit FAQs, Sumter County, Florida
		The Sumter Shuttle is a service of Florida D.O.T. and the Board of Sumter County Commissioners.
		Sumter County Transit is pleased to provide clean, safe, dependable, and economical transportation to all citizens of Sumter County.
		As Sumter County's designated coordinator, SCT is proud to provide clean, safe, dependable and economical transportation to all citizens of Sumter County.
	sumtercountyfl.gov /cs/transit/faq.htm (590 words)

	Confederate Ships--CSS Sumter (1861-1862)
		CSS Sumter, a 437-ton bark-rigged screw steam cruiser, was built at Philadelphia as the merchant steamship Habana.
		Purchased by the Confederate Government at New Orleans in April 1861, she was converted to a cruiser and placed under the command of Raphael Semmes.
		Renamed Sumter, she was commissioned in early June 1861 and broke through the Federal blockade of the Mississippi river mouths late in the month.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-us-cs/csa-sh/csash-sz/sumter.htm (445 words)

	Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Monument
		Fort Sumter was one of a series of coastal fortifications built by the United States after the War of 1812.
		Fort Sumter was one of few forts in the South that remained in Federal control during the immediate months after South Carolina and six other state seceded from the Union.
		Fort Sumter is accessible only by ferries that leave from Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant, or the City Marina on Lockwood Blvd. It is open 10am to 5pm April through Labor Day, 10am to 4pm March and September through November, with varying hours December through February.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/charleston/sum.htm (649 words)

	Sumter County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tobias is Sumter’s 14th city manager, and he likes to point out that most of those in his position have been "home-grown" and "long-term." Since he took office 10 years ago, he’s noticed a healthy cooperation between city and county governments.
		Sumter was the first city in the world to adopt a council-manager form of government, in 1912.
		Sumter County, 108,000 population, is the sixth-largest county.
	www.sandlapper.org /sumter.htm (1509 words)

	Fort Sumter National Monument (National Park Service)
		Fort Sumter is the place where it began.
		With Fort Sumter as an unyielding bastion of Federal authority, the war became inevitable.
		A powerful symbol to both the South and the North, Fort Sumter remains a memorial to all that fought to hold it.
	www.nps.gov /fosu (161 words)

	Sumter South Carolina Real Estate * Country Homes * Farms * Recreational Land * Lake Property * Businesses
		Sumter, the seat of Sumter County, is home to Shaw Air Force Base and is a military community that offers the best traditions of both the Old South and new.
		Located in South Carolina's midland region, Sumter County is east of the geographic heart of the state.
		Sumter is only 40 miles from Columbia, 2 hours from the beach and 3 hours from the mountains.
	www.sumtersc-realestate.com (340 words)

	Sports: S. Sumter rolls over Citrus for district lead
		South Sumter and Citrus entered the game in a first-place district tie at 2-0, but South Sumter made it clear who owns the district.
		South Sumter was finished yet as Nick Southall scored on a 1-yard run for a South Sumter 35-7 halftime lead.
		South Sumter never relented, as quarterback Fleming threw for two more touchdowns and Wilson intercepted a Citrus pass and ran it back for the final score.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/10/16/news_pf/Sports/S_Sumter_rolls_over_C.shtml (382 words)

	Sumter Fire Recruitment & Training (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The training and expertise that is shared at The Sumter Fire Department is second to none.
		The Sumter Fire Department from time to time finds the need to hire additional firefighters to fill existing slots as well as new slots to handle the demands of our growing community and increased fire related hazards.
		The Sumter Fire Department is an environment with strict rules and regulations.
	www.sumter-sc.com /Departments/Fire_Recruitment.aspx (666 words)

	Sumter County Government - E-Government Disclaimer Page
		Sumter County makes every effort to produce and publish the most current and accurate information possible.
		Official certified copies may be obtained from the office of the Sumter County Register of Deeds.
		Property value information must be accepted and used by the recipient with the understanding that the data was developed and collected for the purpose of developing property valuations, using the criteria of fair market value, as required by the State of South Carolina.
	www.sumtercountysc.org /disclaim.htm (952 words)

	Sumter News
		Sumter Police have arrested a man they say is responsible for the death of a 74-year-old woman.
		Sumter County Council at its meeting Tuesday jumped into the debate about the future of the Sumter County Career Center with vigorous statements on both sides of a resolution put forward by Councilman Charles...
		Blaire Whitney Harden, 18, of Sumter, and William Clinton Smith, 25, of Blythewood, died in the wreck early Saturday morning, Coroner...
	www.topix.net /city/sumter-sc (1129 words)

	Sumter Metro News
		Sumter Packaging takes a hard look at itself, makes aggressive corrective steps, and is now winning the battle for new customers.
		Sumter County Council will hold public hearings on three rezonings at its Tuesday meeting, including a change to the comprehensive plan that had several council members worried at last month's meeting.
		SUMTER, S.C. - The stove, crowded with pots and frying pans, is warm.
	www.topix.net /metro/sumter-sc (928 words)

	Sumter County Government - Bringing Government Services to YOU...
		NOTICE: The Sumter County Website may be TEMPORARILY OFFLINE a few minutes for installation of a new SCSI TAPE DRIVE on Tuesday, July 19, 2005, between 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
		There will be NO Wepage access for Sumter County webpages, or E-GOV PAGES, until it is back up Tuesday (hopefully by 10:30 AM).....
		There will be NO Webaccess for Sumter County Webpages until it is back up Sunday evening.....
	www.sumtercountysc.org (278 words)

	Battle Summary: Fort Sumter, SC
		Beauregard, in command of the provisional Confederate forces at Charleston, South Carolina, demanded the surrender of the Union garrison of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor.
		The bombardment of Fort Sumter was the opening engagement of the American Civil War.
		Although there were no casualties during the bombardment, one Union artillerist was killed and three wounded (one mortally) when a cannon exploded prematurely while firing a salute during the evacuation on April 14.
	www.cr.nps.gov /hps/abpp/battles/sc001.htm (152 words)

	Sumter County, South Carolina, Public Library History
		The present Sumter County Library stems directly from the efforts of a group of citizens to provide a circulating library for the town of Sumter.
		A characteristic peculiar to Sumter County is that there is no significant concentration of population outside the city; hence, branch libraries are not feasible.
		The quality of the bookmobile service from the Sumter County Library is well known and in 1968, at the request of the South Carolina State Library and the newly established Clarendon County Library Commission, Sumter's bookmobile service was extended to serve communities in Clarendon County.
	www.libsci.sc.edu /histories/vts/epw48.html (705 words)

	Sumter County, Florida
		Sumter County BOCC has been recognized by the Senate for their efforts with FORCE.
		On Monday February 21, 2005, in coordination with Veteran organizations from Sumter County and the Board of County Commissioners, the dedication ceremony for the Veterans Memorial took place in front of the Sumter County Courthouse.
		Wendel Martinkovic, Sumter County Extension Agent for Residential Horticulture, with selected guest speakers, is presenting a monthly landscaping series that will encompass everything you need to know to have the ideal Florida yard.
	bocc.co.sumter.fl.us (890 words)

	GORP - Sumter National Forest, South Carolina
		Sumter National Forest, located in the state's mountainous northwest corner, is tailor-made for people who love to cram as many outdoor activities into the day as possible.
		Sumter's recreation areas are rich with variety, allowing you to swim, fish, hike and ride at the same location.
		Sumter's horse trails also link with trails in the Chattahoochee National Forest, creating an opportunity for endless equestrian adventures.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_national_forest/sc/sumter.htm (374 words)

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