Reflections by Sammy Way: Hotel Marion was leased by Female Seminary in 1901

By SAMMY WAY
Sumter Item archivist and historian
Posted 5/3/25

Reflections recalls the inauguration of The Sumter Military Academy and Sumter Female Seminary in 1901-03 according to the late Mayor Bubba McElveen, "This combined school was once located on the corner of Calhoun and Washington streets and prior to …

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