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Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park

U.S. NPS

Type
Battlefield
Theater
Southern
Location
Charleston, SC
SITE

Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center
340 Concord St,
Charleston, SC 29401

Daily, 8:30am - 4:30pm 
$10 /adult
Parking - parking in a City of Charleston parking garage (fees apply) at 24 Calhoun Street, just steps away from the entrance to Liberty Square
2.5 hours

Access:
Fort Sumter is accessible by ferry boat. Boats depart at scheduled times from two sites. 

  • Purchase your tickets, tour the exhibits and catch your boat to Sumter.
  • The primary departure point is the Fort Sumter Visitor Center, 340 Concord Street, Charleston. 
  • Boats depart from Patriots Point, 40 Patriots Point Boulevard, Mount Pleasant. There is a fee for the concession-operated ferry. 

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HISTORY

Confederate forces fired the first shots of the Civil War upon Federal troops at Fort Sumter at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861. The roots of that conflict are buried deep within the stories of the development of the United States. Fort Sumter would continue to serve as the focal point in Charleston throughout the Civil War.

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