Fort Sumter National Monument
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Contact Information:
Fort Sumter National Monument
1214 Middle Street
Sullivan's Island, SC 29482
843-883-3123
http://www.nps.gov/fosu/
Size: 200 acres
Location: Fort Sumter National Monument is located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, accessible only by boat. It includes historic Fort Sumter located in Charleston Harbor, the Liberty Square Visitor Education Center in Charleston at 340 Concord Street, and Fort Moultrie, located on Sullivan's Island. You may either use the park concession ferry or your private boat to reach Fort Sumter. All other sites are accessible via automobile. The concession tour boats leave from the Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center in downtown Charleston (the primary ferry departure facility for visiting the fort) and Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant.
Description: The first engagement of the Civil War took place here on April 12, 1861. The park also embraces Fort Moultrie, scene of the patriot victory of June 28, 1776 -- one of the early defeats of the British in the Revolutionary War. Together the forts reflect 171 years of seacoast defense.
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Operating Hours: Open Daily (except New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day).
Fort Moultrie: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Liberty Square Visitor Education Center: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Fort Sumter: (March 1-March 30) 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; (April 1-Labor Day) 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; (Day after Labor Day-November 30) 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; (December 1-February 28, except week of Christmas) 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; (December 26-December 31) 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
History: Authorized on April 28, 1948; accepted by the U.S. Department of the Interior from the Department of the Army on July 12, 1948.
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