43-24 Sumterville Academy / Col. John Blount Miller
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member David Taylor
N 33° 55.279 W 080° 20.686
17S E 560566 N 3753625
Famous early Sumter SC citizen.
Waymark Code: WM7EFH
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 10/14/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
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SUMTERVILLE ACADEMY
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)
Erected by Sumter County Historical Commission, 1950
Marker Name: Sumterville Academy

Marker Location: Roadside

Type of Marker: Person

Marker number: 43-24

County: Sumter
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