'No Name Beach,' a sandbar in the Charleston Harbor, could be renamed for a nearby historic site
"No Name Beach," a sandbar that has grown large enough to connect Fort Sumter and James Island at mid tide and low tide could ...
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Civil War Artillery Projectile Still Lodged in Fort Sumter’s Wall!
We noticed an artillery projectile found lodged in the brick wall of Civil War FORT SUMTER during a historic tour with the National Park Service. Go along with us as we visit the location where the ...
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Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie
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 ...
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Fort Moultrie dock being replaced in 1st phase of $15.8M National Park Service project
Fort Moultrie's strategic location played a role in the seacoast ... The other planned upgrades include replacing the dock at Fort Sumter, where the first shots were fired during the Civil War ...
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Book Review: Thunder in the Harbor: Fort Sumter and the Civil War
Authorized in 1827 by Secretary of War John C. Calhoun, Fort Sumter was still not finished when the nation slid into civil war over sectional issues. Nevertheless, it became the “flashpoint for the ...
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Fort Sumter.
TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of ...
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From Fort Sumter.
TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of ...