43-13 The Sumter Institute
N 33° 55.515 W 080° 20.647
17S E 560622 N 3754061
A boarding school for girls located on the northeast corner of Washington and Calhoun Sts.
Waymark Code: WM7F6X
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2009
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THE SUMTER INSTITUTE 1867-1901
A boarding school for girls located on the northeast corner of Washington and Calhoun Sts. Founded by Laura Fraser Browne and Eliza E. Cooper in 1867. Incorporated in 1888. H. Frank Wilson, president, 1892-96./ Sponsored by Sumter Institute Alumnae Association, 1958/ (Reverse) This school inspired Sumter's revival from war's desolation. Beginning as a one-room day school, it became a girls' boarding academy, ranking high among South Carolina educational institutions, a center of the social, spiritual, and cultural life of the community during Reconstruction days.
Erected by Sumter County Historical Commission, 1958
Marker Name: The Sumter Institute
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Historic Site
Marker number: 43-13
County: Sumter
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