The Stateburg Historic District is a

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in Stateburg, in the

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in the

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. It includes two

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Borough House Plantation Borough House Plantation, also known as Borough House, Hillcrest Plantation and Anderson Place, is an historic plantation on South Carolina Highway 261, north of its intersection with U.S. Route 76/US Route 378 in Stateburg, in the High Hills o ...

and the Church of the Holy Cross, and at least eight

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within its boundaries. On February 24, 1971, it was added to the

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. The historic district extends north and east of the town of Stateburg as far north as Meeting House Road and as far east as

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, covering an area of .

Description

The town of Stateburg was founded in 1783 by General

Thomas Sumter Thomas Sumter (August 14, 1734June 1, 1832) was a soldier in the Colony of Virginia militia; a brigadier general in the South Carolina militia during the American Revolution, a planter, and a politician. After the United States gained independen ...

, who hoped it would become the capital of the state, but it lost to Columbia by only a few votes. Previously the area had been used by people from Charleston to build summer homes to use to escape the oppressive heat of the

Lowcountry The Lowcountry (sometimes Low Country or just low country) is a geographic and cultural region along South Carolina's coast, including the Sea Islands. The region includes significant salt marshes and other coastal waterways, making it an import ...

. It was the county seat of the former Claremont County from 1783 to 1800. Stateburg was a thriving community until April, 1865, when many of its buildings were destroyed by Union troops under Brigadier General Edward E. Potter.Mary Schuette, Nomination Form for Stateburg Historic District, accessible by Internet Explorer through link a
South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on Stateburg Historic District
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Contributing Properties

Contributing properties include: *

* Brookland Plantation * Chapel of Ease — built for Natalie DeLage Sumter, daughter-in-law of General Thomas SumterSumter Highlights
/ref> * High Hills of Santee Baptist Church * Maverick House * Miller House, also known as Ellison House — the home of Governor

Stephen D. Miller Stephen Decatur Miller (May 8, 1787March 8, 1838) was an American politician, who served as the List of Governors of South Carolina, 52nd Governor of South Carolina from 1828 to 1830. He represented South Carolina as a United States House of Repre ...

, who sold it to William Ellison, a slave who had bought his freedom in 1816. * Millwood Plantation * Moorhill * Oakland Plantation * The Ruins — home of General Thomas Sumter in 1784. Despite its name, the home is still extant. * Tomb of General

— a South Carolina State Historic Site, managed as part of nearby

Poinsett State Park Poinsett State Park is located in Sumter County in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The park is best known for its botanical oddities, combining the flora of the Blue Ridge Mountains foothills and Piedmont of Upstate South Carolina, the xeric ...

./Rev%20War/RW_Gen%20Thomas%20Sumter.pdf Gen. Thomas Sumter biography
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References

External links

Commercial site giving National Register listings for Sumter County

* ttp://www.palmettohistory.org/hpdistricts/stateburg-historic-distric.html Map of Stateburg Historic District {{National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Cemeteries in South Carolina Geography of Sumter County, South Carolina High Hills of Santee Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Buildings and structures in Sumter County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Sumter County, South Carolina

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Contributing Properties

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