Sumterville Academy
This site of one acre was given in
1837 for use for a public school by
Col. John Blount Miller
(1782-1851)
Lieutenant-Colonel in the War of 1812,
a public-spirited citizen and advocate of
education; attorney, orator, writer, founder
of the Sumterville Library Society and Baptist Church; first notary public (1805) and
Commissioner in Equity (1817-1851) for Sumter District .
Marker is on North Washington Street (US 76, US 521), on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
