Eye on the Past

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.

Grades 3-12

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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About Eye on the Past
About Eye on the Past

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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...
CSS Hunley | Eye on the Past
CSS Hunley | Eye on the Past

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Grades: 4 8

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

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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
Melrose Plantation | Eye on the Past

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Melrose Plantation, home of Matthew Singleton in the High Hills of Sumter, or Santee, near Poinsett Park, in Sumter, S.C.
Mepkin Abbey | Eye on the Past
Mepkin Abbey | Eye on the Past

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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...
Slave Hire System | Eye on the Past
Slave Hire System | Eye on the Past

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Grades: 3 4 5

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
Sumter Court House | Eye on the Past

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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...