Reflections by Sammy Way: Historic Sumter landmark demolished in 1962

By SAMMY WAY
Sumter Item archivist and historian
Posted 5/18/24

Reflections revisits an event marking the removal of an old Sumter landmark, a 226-foot-tall smokestack, once located on South Main Street. The stack was struck by lightning and subsequently became a hazard to the buildings it once served.

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