Sumter World War II Monument

Dedicated to the Memory of the men of Sumter County who made the supreme sacrifice 1941 ~ 1945

(Along the Base of the monument)

World War II

Erected by the Grateful Citizens of Sumter County 1949

Marker is on North Main Street, on the ...

Major General George L. Mabry, Jr. Veterans Memorial Park

Center Monument

In remembrance of those who paid the supreme sacrifice that we may remain a free people

Left front pedestal

Major General George L. Mabry, Jr. Veterans Memorial Park

Dedicated May 28, 1990

Maj. Gen. George L. Mabry, Jr., U.S. Army (Retired), was born ...

Luther Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church

Claude & Starck; Reginald Stehr

The Gothic Revival style church by preeminent Madison architects Claude & Starck is a masterwork example of this style. The mid-century Gothic Revival style education building by Reginald Stehr is significant as a contemporary representation of ...

The Old Pirates House

Associated with Savannah's

maritime history and Robert Louis

Stevenson's "Treasure Island".

Built in 1754. Visitors Welcome.

Marker is on East Broad Street near East St. Julian Street, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

July 10, 1804

William Clark recorded in his

journal that on this date:

“opposite. is a butifull bottom Plain of

about 2000 acres…Covered with

wild rye & Potatoes…intermix’d

with the grass, we camped…opposite

a yellow Clay Cliff.”

Marker is on Kansas Route 7 near Main Street, on the right when ...

De Soto Trail

1540

In this neighborhood Hernando de Soto and his army discovered the inland waters of the Flint river (“the River of Capachequi”) on Friday, March 5, 1540. Leaving the vicinity of the present Tallahassee, Florida, the Spaniards marched northwest, spent the ...

El Camino Real

(The King’s Highway)

In this vicinity was the Indian trail which, during the period of Spanish occupation, became known as El Camino Real or King’s Highway. This road, connecting St. Augustine and Pensacola, Florida, crossed the Flint River at the ...

Samual Baker Grist and Sawmill Site

1810-1870

Founded by Josiah Millerd in 1731. For over 140 years neighborhood farmers had their corn ground into meal and their logs sawn into lumber at this mill.

Marker is on Brook Street north of Pleasant Street, on the left ...

Sumter's Memorial To Its Brave Soldiers

In solemn and thankful remembrance of the unselfish and patriotic sacrifice on the part of the brave men of Sumter County who served in the forces of the United States of America in the war against Germany and her allies ...

Elfego Baca

1865-1945

"I will show the Texans there is at least one Mexican in the county who is not afraid of an American cowboy"

Elfego Baca - 1884

In October 1884, seven drunken cowboys committed horrific acts against two Mexican men in Upper Frisco, ...