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February is celebrated as Black History Month in the United States, and Sumter County is proud to have been home to numerous remarkable African Americans over the years. Many African American Sumterites have had distinguished military, musical, political, athletic,...

First opened in 1957 as the Gamecock Raceway, the Sumter Speedway has played host to a variety of racing series and legendary drivers over the years. Though it may look like just a dirt oval off Wedgefield Road today, the track has seen NASCAR Hall of Famers like Ned...

In an era before outboard motors or trucks with trailers, hunting and fishing boats often became waterlogged and too heavy to move. Even if a sportsman could move his boat, bad roads to the river, and lack of space on a train or in a wagon made the transport of boats...