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==History== Incorporated as Sumterville in 1845, the city's name was shortened to Sumter in 1855.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-04 |title=History & Heritage |url=https://www.sumtersc.gov/community/history |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=City of Sumter, SC |language=en}}</ref> It has grown and prospered from its early beginnings as a plantation settlement. The city and county of Sumter bear the name of General [[Thomas Sumter]], the "Fighting Gamecock" of the [[American Revolutionary War]]. During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the town was an important supply and railroad repair center for the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sumtersc.gov/heritage-history.aspx |title=history |access-date=2018-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629184152/http://www.sumtersc.gov/heritage-history.aspx |archive-date=2013-06-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After the war, Sumter grew and prospered, using its large railroad network to supply cotton, timber, and by the start of the 20th century, [[tobacco]] to the region.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Sumter County, SC |url=https://www.sumtercountysc.org/about/about_us/our_history.php |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=www.sumtercountysc.org}}</ref> During the 20th century, Sumter grew into a major industrial center. Still a unique business founded in 1923, Palmetto Pigeon Plant has grown into one of the largest producers of [[squab]], [[Poussin (chicken)|poussin]] (chicken), [[cornish game hen]], and [[silkie]] chickens in the world.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.palmettopigeonplant.com/about.html | title=Palmetto Farms USA: A Brief History }}</ref> Starting with the opening of [[Shaw Air Force Base]] (now home to the 9th Air Force, 20th Fighter Wing, and United States Army Central) in 1941, industry grew, especially after World War II. Sumter became increasingly known for [[textiles]], [[manufacturing]], biotech industries, special chemistry (Branch of Swiss-based [[Ems-Chemie]]), thriving retail environment, and medical center of its region in addition to agricultural products, which makes it a hub for business in the east-central portion of South Carolina.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sumtersc.gov/tourism.aspx/ |title=government |access-date=2018-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630122641/http://www.sumtersc.gov/tourism.aspx |archive-date=2013-06-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Local and nearby sites listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] include: * [[Carnegie Public Library (Sumter, South Carolina)|Carnegie Public Library]] * [[Charles T. Mason House]] * [[Elizabeth White House]] * [[Goodwill Parochial School]] * [[Henry Lee Scarborough House]] * [[Heriot-Moise House]] * [[J. Clinton Brogdon House]] * [[Lincoln High School (Sumter, South Carolina)|Lincoln High School]] * [[Myrtle Moor]] * [[O'Donnell House (Sumter, South Carolina)|O'Donnell House]] * [[Rip Raps Plantation]] * [[Salem Black River Presbyterian Church]] * [[Singleton's Graveyard]] * [[Stateburg Historic District]] * [[Sumter County Courthouse (South Carolina)|Sumter County Courthouse]] * [[Sumter Historic District]] * [[Sumter Town Hall-Opera House]] * [[Temple Sinai (Sumter, South Carolina)|Temple Sinai]] On September 17, 2024, the [[National Park Service]] announced that the City of Sumter and [[Sumter County, South Carolina|Sumter County]] were jointly named a [[World War II Heritage City]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Park Service Announces New American World War II Heritage Cities - Sept 2024 - Office of Communications (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/national-park-service-announces-new-american-world-war-ii-heritage-cities-sept-2024.htm |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref>
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