
NASCAR | Eye on the Past
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Short history of the NASCAR racetrack at Darlington, S.C.Hosted by Bruce Mayer, this series was produced by WRJA-TV in Sumter to provide short segments on interesting, significant historical people, places and events in our state's history.
Segments include: History of the Revolutionary War Battle at Hobkirk's Hill, Melrose Plantation:The Home of Mattew Singleton in the High Hills of Santee, Story of the Old Sumter, Courthouse, History of the CSS Hunley Submarine, and Story of the Civil War Battle at Dingle's Mill. (From our Streamline collection)
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Short history of the NASCAR racetrack at Darlington, S.C.Video
Story of the current Sumter Court House, built in 1906, and the history of the first Sumter Court House, built in 1802 and completed in 1806. The second Sumter Court House, designed by Robert Mills...Video
This series was produced by WRJA-TV in Sumter to provide short segments on interesting, significant, historical people, places and events in our state's history. Segments include: History of the...Video
Ghost story about the ghost of the lady who hitch-hikes rides with unsuspecting travelers on the bridge over the Wateree River in the swamps near Stateburg.Video
Short history of the old Riley Baseball Park in Sumter.Video
Daniel Decatur Emmitt, the New Yorker who penned the song "Dixie."Video
Brief history of the Revolutionary War Battle of Camden, S.C. that occurred August 16, 1780.Video
Hurricane Hugo.Video
A brief look at Mepkin Abbey in Moncks Corner, S.C., former home of Henry Laurens, a member of the Continental Congress who later became its president. Mepkin Abbey was later owned by publisher Henry...Video
Story of the Civil War battle at Dingle’s Mill, south of Sumter, S.C.