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J.T. Brogdon Store

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SC Picture Project / Clarendon County / J.T. Brogdon Store

This shuttered store in a rural corner of Sumter was likely established in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century by local farmer and merchant James Thomas “J.T.” Brogdon. A 1914 copy of the Insurance Press mentions the store under its “What is Burning” section, stating that the store suffered a loss of $8,000, presumably in a fire.

Brogdon Store Front

Sue Roberts of Kershaw, 2016 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

The store was rebuilt and likely operated by J.T. Brogdon’s son, J.T. Brogdon, Jr., following Brogdon, Sr.’s death in 1945. At some point a gas pump, complete with an awning for cars, was added to the store as a modern convenience. In recent years, the store has been renovated with signs retouched and the exterior repainted. The store sits on property still belonging to the Brogdon family which operates as Brogdon Farms.

Brogdon Store Facade

Brandon Coffey of Charleston, 2019 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

Note: We have researched Brogdon’s Store extensively and are actively seeking more information or personal accounts. If you can add to this entry in the South Carolina Picture Project, please let us know. Thank you!

Brogdon Store Sign

Brandon Coffey of Charleston, 2019 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

More Pictures of J.T. Brogdon’s Store


Brogdon Store

Sue Roberts of Kershaw, 2016 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

J.T. Brogdon Store

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JT Brogdon Store Manning

Jason Horton of Sumter, 2016 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

JT Brogdon Store

Jason Horton of Sumter, 2016 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

Brogdon Store Gas Pump

Brandon Coffey of Charleston, 2019 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

Brogdon Store Outbuilding

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Plan Your Trip: J.T. Brogdon Store

Where is J.T. Brogdon Store located?
Address: 3555 Old Manning Road, Sumter, SC 29102
GPS Coordinates: 33.786129,-80.299772
What else should I see?
J. Clinton Brogdon House 4.2 miles
Brogdon Depot 4.5 miles
Clarendon Baptist Church 8.7 miles
Our Lady of Hope 11.2 miles
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    1. Lucy Dwight says

      January 12, 2021 at 4:54 PM

      Jack (above) is my cousin; Pappy was also my grandfather. When we would visit as children in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Pappy would take us over to get candy. My sister and I would race each other down the parallel aisles to turn on the lights with string pulls every few feet. My mother grew up there.

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    2. Cathryn says

      December 27, 2018 at 4:33 AM

      LOVE back roads.

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    3. Jarrott Brogdon says

      August 11, 2018 at 5:56 PM

      Visited the store in 1966, I believe I spoke with J.T. or J.R., have been doing genealogy on family since the trip to Sumter that year. I am very interested in hearing from members.

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    4. James T. Brogdon, IV says

      July 3, 2018 at 1:11 PM

      My Pappy’s store, I used to go treasure hunting in here as a kid. I found so much cool old stuff. Old coins and old records in the juke box and so much more. I’d spend hours listening to my grandfather’s stories about when this was the place to be. The grandkids called him Pappy but everyone else called him Big Jack (I was lil’ Jack), he ran the store until he passed in 1981. I have images of newspaper advertisements for the store from 1919 and 1920. As well as images of my grandfather from his early days of running the store if you are interested.

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      • SCIWAY says

        July 3, 2018 at 11:37 PM

        Hey, those sound wonderful! We are absolutely interested. Thanks so much for the offer, my email address is brandon@sciway.net. Hope to talk with you more soon!

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