Melrose Plantation | Eye on the Past

Melrose Plantation, home of Matthew Singleton in the High Hills of Sumter, or Santee, near Poinsett Park, in Sumter, S.C.

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Melrose Plantation | Eye on the Past About Eye on the Past

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About Eye on the Past
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...
Melrose Plantation | Eye on the Past CSS Hunley | Eye on the Past

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CSS Hunley | Eye on the Past
Brief history of the CSS Hunley submarine. The Hunley became the first submarine to sink a federal warship, the U.S.S Housatonic.
Melrose Plantation | Eye on the Past Lady on the Bridge | Eye on the Past

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Lady on the Bridge | Eye on the Past
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.
Melrose Plantation | Eye on the Past Mepkin Abbey | Eye on the Past

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Mepkin Abbey | Eye on the Past
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...
Melrose Plantation | Eye on the Past Slave Hire System | Eye on the Past

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Slave Hire System | Eye on the Past
History of slavery in urban settings and the tags worn by slaves who were hired to work for the city or for other slave owners in cities like Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, and Norfolk. Laws required...
Sumter Court House | Eye on the Past

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Sumter Court House | Eye on the Past
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...