Pinewood Depot is an historic

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located at the junction of East Avenue and Clarke Street in the town of Pinewood, at the southern entrance of the

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. It is the only railroad station left in Sumter County, but is not longer used by

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, the current owner of the railroad right-of-way. On June 10, 1997, it was added to the

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History

In 1888 the

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began construction of the Pinewood Depot on its

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line. By the time it was finished in 1889, the railroad had become part of the

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. The town, originally known as Clarendon, after the name of the county it was then in, grew up around the station. In 1902 the town officially became Pinewood and in 1920 it left Clarendon County to become part of Sumter County. Passenger service ceased in the mid-1950s and the building was unused for many years. In 1992 the

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leased the building to the town, which has since turned it over to the Sumter County Historical Society, its current owner.

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National Register listings for Sumter County
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