On April 12, 1861, Captain George S. James fired the first Confederate shot at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, leading to a siege, a Union retreat and the start of the Civil War. Exhibits ...

Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park has announced the temporary closure of the Fort Moultrie Dock effective March 5. The Fort Moultrie Dock is the primary point for operation ...

A year-long construction project at Fort Moultrie will limit some activities at the historic visitor destination ... and staff," according to the National Parks Service. The picnic area and ...

SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – A dock a Fort Moultrie will close ... activities throughout the park, closed on Wednesday. Officials with the National Park Service said the nearly 50-year ...