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Fort Sumter National Monument Historic image of the battle of Fort Sumter
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Fort Sumter National Monument
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Fort Sumter as seen from the water.

Did You Know?
Fort Sumter's island was constructed with a foundation of over 70,000 tons of granite and other rock. For over a decade contractors from as far away as New York and the Boston area delivered this material by ship and dumped it on a shoal in Charleston Harbor. Fort Sumter National Monument, SC

Last Updated: August 17, 2011 at 11:40 MST