What do Edgar Allan Poe, the Seminole Chief Osceola, and the H.L. Hunley, the first submarine to successfully sink an enemy ship, have to do with Fort Sumter National Monument? A number of stories are associated with Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie. They are explored more fully in our park site bulletins. Please use the following links to learn more.

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For more information:

• Edgar Allan Poe (pdf)
• Flags of Fort Sumter (pdf)
• How Does a Cannon Work? (pdf)