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 Middle Street 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
South Carolina combines American history with coastal landscapes and urban parks. Charleston preserves colonial architecture from the 18th century, including the Nathaniel Russell House and Drayton Hall. Plantations such as Magnolia, Middleton Place, and Boone Hall show the agricultural past and the history of slavery, while the Old Slave Mart Museum and McLeod Plantation document this difficult era. Fort Sumter marks the beginning of the Civil War. The city offers historic churches, Rainbow Row with its colorful townhouses, and the Charleston City Market. The coastal region includes beaches on Hilton Head Island, Folly Beach, and Sullivan's Island, along with state parks like Hunting Island and Huntington Beach. Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet combines sculpture with native plants. Myrtle Beach offers the SkyWheel and Broadway at the Beach. Inland, the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, Falls Park in Greenville with waterfalls on the Reedy River, and the Angel Oak, a centuries-old tree near Charleston. The South Carolina Aquarium and Charleston Tea Garden round out the options.
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