Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
National Historical Park South Carolina
Two forts stand at the entrance of Charleston Harbor. Patriots inside a palmetto log fort, later named Fort Moultrie, defeated the Royal Navy in 1776. As Charleston blazed a path towards secession to preserve slavery, construction on a new fort, Fort Sumter, proceeded. The Confederacy fired on the US garrison of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861 opening the Civil War, which redefined American freedom.
Entry Fees
No additional fees
Weather Information
Mild winters. Hot and humid during the summer.
Address
340 Concord Street, Charleston, SC 29401
Activities & Topics
Astronomy Stargazing Boating Boat Tour Fishing Saltwater Fishing Food Dining Guided Tours Self-Guided Tours - Walking Hands-On Citizen Science Living History Reenactments Historic Weapons Demonstration Junior Ranger Program Wildlife Watching Birdwatching Park Film Museum Exhibits Shopping Bookstore and Park Store Architecture and Building African American Heritage American Revolution Archeology Burial Cemetery and Gravesite Colonization and Settlement Engineering Enslavement Farming and Agriculture Plantations Forts Incarceration Jails and Prisons Immigration Maritime Coastal Defenses Maritime - Military Lighthouses Piracy and Privateering Medicine Hospital Military Infantry and Militia Artillery US Army US Navy US Coast Guard Indigenous and Native Warrior Battlefields Monuments and Memorials Native American Heritage Reconstruction Schools and Education Social Movements Abolition Movement Civil Rights Wars and Conflicts Tribal Conflicts Colonial/European Contact Conflicts American Revolutionary War War of 1812 Civil War Spanish-American War World War I World War II Animals Birds Fish Tortoises and Turtles Night Sky Astronomy Scenic Views Wetlands Marshes Swamps
Contact Information
Operating Hours
wednesday
8
monday
8
thursday
8
sunday
8
tuesday
8
friday
8
saturday
8