near Cross, South Carolina.
Thomas Sumter, influential militia leader in the American Revolution, kept a store in this area about 1765-1767. Born in 1734 in Virginia, he served in the colonial militia and visited Charleston during a 1762 diplomatic . . .
(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary • Government & Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary • Government & Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.