- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Georgia county snapshots: Sumter County [2006]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Community Affairs
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Community Affairs
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Community Affairs
- Date of Original:
- 2006
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA C495 .S1 S6 S9 2006
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc495-b-ps1-bs6-bs9-b2006-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc495-b-ps1-bs6-bs9-b2006-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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Community Profile
:: Sumter County ::
County December 26, 1831 Formed
County Seat Americus
Incorporated Americus, Andersonville, DeSoto, Leslie and Plains Cities
Total Area 485.3 square miles
History Sumter County was created in 1831 from a portion of Lee County and was named for General Thomas Sumter of South Carolina, a soldier of the French and Indian Wars as well as the American Revolution.
The town of Andersonville has won a Phoenix Award for Preservation, Conservation and Beautification. The site of the infamous Civil War prison camp that bore the community's name is in nearby Macon County.
Charles Lindbergh learned to fly in Sumter County. Mr. Lindbergh bought a military surplus "Jenny" aircraft in the county and had it assembled at Southern Field. Mechanics there gave him flying lessons and saw him off on his first solo flight.
Points of Pennington St. James, a log church built in 1927 of cypress logs and Interest native fieldstone, was designed by Ralph Cram, who designed Calvary
Episcopal Church in Americus and the Cathedral of St. John in New York City.
Americus is home to Habitat for Humanity International, a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating substandard housing around the world. It is now one of the top ten homebuilders in the country.
Other attractions in Sumter County include the newly restored Rylander Theater, the Windsor Hotel and the Georgia Rural Telephone Museum.
The National Park Service has recently completed restoration of President Carter's boyhood home in Archery, outside of Plains, and has designated it a National Historic Site.
Notable Jimmy Carter, former President of the United States and former Governor Citizens of Georgia, is from Plains.
P.O.W. Museum-Andersonville National Park
Higher Georgia Southwestern State University and South Georgia Technical Education College
Annual Festivals in Sumter County include the Andersonville Fair and the Plains Events Peanut Festival.
County http://www.sumter-ga.com Chamber of http://www.americus-sumterchamber.com/
Commerce Additional http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp? County Info FIPS=13261
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