Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, Military fortifications at Charleston Harbor, United States.
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park consists of two coastal defense structures positioned at the entrance of Charleston Harbor in South Carolina.
The first shots of the American Civil War erupted at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, when Confederate forces launched an attack on Union soldiers.
The park preserves centuries of American military engineering, from the original palmetto log fort to concrete bunkers of the Second World War era.
Visitors reach Fort Sumter exclusively by ferry service from Charleston, while Fort Moultrie remains accessible by car on Sullivan's Island.
Fort Moultrie withstood a nine-hour British naval assault in 1776 thanks to its walls made from palmetto logs that absorbed enemy cannonballs.
Location: Charleston County
Address: 1214 1214 Middle Street 29482 Sullivan's Island 29482 Sullivan's Island
Opening Hours: Lunes-Domingo 08:30-16:30
Phone: +18438833123
Website: https://nps.gov/fosu
GPS coordinates: 32.75700,-79.85944
Latest update: March 7, 2025 13:11
Charleston's landmarks include plantations, military forts, and historic homes. The area offers museums, botanical gardens, beaches, and nature parks. Heritage sites feature colonial architecture, the history of slavery, and the Civil War. Modern attractions include an aquarium, a Ferris wheel, and shopping centers.
Fort Sumter
1.5 km
Fort Moultrie
415 m
Castle Pinckney
5.2 km
Ben Sawyer Bridge
2.4 km
Charleston Light
1.5 km
Fort Johnson
3.7 km
Mount Pleasant Historic District
3.6 km
Battery Thomson
1.7 km
Marshlands Plantation House
3.9 km
Battery Gadsden
1.9 km
U.S. Coast Guard Historic District
1.6 km
Fort Sumter Range Lights
1.5 km
Old Berkeley County Courthouse
3.1 km
Battery Jasper
437 m
Moultrieville Historic District
424 m
Sullivan's Island Range Lights
706 m
Dr. John B. Patrick House
1.5 km
Sullivan's Island Historic District
1.3 km
Osceola's tomb
346 m
Battery Huger
1.5 km
Fort Moultrie Visitor Center
413 m
Flagpole Monument
1.5 km
Garrison Monument
1.5 km
Fort Moultrie Quartermaster and Support Facilities Historic District
717 m
Stella Maris Catholic Church
422 m
1809 Powder Magazine
322 m
Patapsco Monument
342 m
Sullivan's Island Beach
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