Sumter may refer to:
People
Given name
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Sumter S. Arnim (1904–1990), American dentist
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Sumter de Leon Lowry Jr.
Sumter de Leon Lowry Jr. (August 27, 1893 – February 3, 1985) was an American insurance executive, National Guard officer, and political candidate from Florida. A veteran of the Pancho Villa Expedition, World War I, and World War II, he is best ...
(1893–1985), United States Army general
Surname
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Rowendy Sumter (born 1988), Curaçaoan footballer
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Shavonda E. Sumter
Shavonda E. Sumter (born January 19, 1974) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 35th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office in January 2012.
Personal
Sumter was born in Paters ...
(born 1974), American politician
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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 independe ...
(1734–1832), brigadier general during the American War of Independence
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Thomas De Lage Sumter (1809–1874), American politician
Places
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Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is a sea fort built on an artificial island protecting Charleston, South Carolina from naval invasion. Its origin dates to the War of 1812 when the British invaded Washington by sea. It was still incomplete in 1861 when the Battle ...
, location of the first shots of the United States Civil War
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Sumter, Georgia
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Sumter, Nebraska
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Sumter, South Carolina
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Sumter National Forest
The Sumter National Forest is one of two forests in South Carolina that are managed together by the United States Forest Service, the other being the Francis Marion National Forest. The Sumter National Forest consists of which are divided into 3 ...
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Sumter County, Alabama
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Sumter County, Florida
Sumter County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population is 129,752. It has the oldest median age (68.3 years) of any US county and the highest percentage of residents aged 65 ...
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Sumter County, Georgia
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Sumter County, South Carolina
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Sumter Township, McLeod County, Minnesota
Ships
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CSS ''Sumter'' a Confederate Navy vessel in the American Civil War
* , the former CSS ''General Sumter'', a cottonclad ram captured in 1862
* (previously AP-97), an attack transport; formerly ''Iberville''
* , a tank landing ship
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''Sumter''-class attack transport
See also
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Sumpter (disambiguation)
A sumpter is an older term for a pack animal. Sumpter also subsequently became a surname and place name.
It may refer to:
Places United states
* Sumpter, Arkansas
* Sumpter, Oregon
* Sumpter, Texas, a ghost town
* Sumpter, Wisconsin, a town
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