Sandhill Mercantile fire ruled arson

Posted 12/29/08

A Sunday morning fire destroyed a historic landmark on U.S. 378 between Sumter and Columbia.

The old Sandhill Mercantile Store, scheduled for restoration in 2009, was burned to the ground in a fire that began shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday, …

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