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Sumter or Sumpter, formerly called Belle Sumter or Belle Sumpter) is an unincorporated community and former mining town located at the head of Dry Creek, southwest of Adger and Johns, along the L&N Railroad in southwestern Jefferson County.

The coal mine, accessing the Blue Creek Seam, was opened by the Debardeleben Coal & Iron Company in the 1880s and acquired in 1892 by the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company. The seam was later strip mined by the Twin Pines Mining Co. for Drummond Company.

White, Marjorie Longenecker (1981) The Birmingham District: An Industrial History and Guide. Birmingham: Birmingham Historical Society ISBN 9990230099

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 '''Sumter''' or '''Sumpter''', formerly called '''Belle Sumter''' or '''Belle Sumpter''') is an [[List of Jefferson County communities|unincorporated community]] and former mining town located at the head of [[Dry Creek]], southwest of [[Adger]] and [[Johns]], along the [[L&N Railroad]] in southwestern [[Jefferson County]].
-The coal mine, accessing the [[Blue Creek Seam]], was opened by the [[Debardeleben Coal & Iron Company]] in the 1880s and later acquired by the [[Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company]]. The seam was later strip mined by the [[Twin Pines Mining Co.]] for [[Drummond Company]].
+The coal mine, accessing the [[Blue Creek Seam]], was opened by the [[Debardeleben Coal & Iron Company]] in the 1880s and acquired in [[1892]] by the [[Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company]]. The seam was later strip mined by the [[Twin Pines Mining Co.]] for [[Drummond Company]].
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