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Military Installations & Migration

Edited by Avery Parker for South Carolina Genealogy · Sumter County topic · Last reviewed July 11, 2026 · How we work & cite

Bases and wartime industry moved people in—and generated federal paper trails outside the courthouse.

Twentieth-century Sumter research should include military service, civilian base employment, and newspapers covering temporary populations. Pair county deeds with federal military collections.