• Currier & Ives lithograph depicting the bombardment of Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter

    National Monument South Carolina

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  • Fort Sumter Elevators Out Of Service

    The elevators at Fort Sumter are out of service until further notice. Disabled visitors departing from Liberty Square will have access to restrooms on board the ferry boat while at Fort Sumter. For more information, please call (843) 883-3123.

Nature & Science

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Eastern Spadefoot Frog (Scaphiopus Holbrookii)
Allan Cressler
 

The park is in the process of establishing a long term inventory and monitoring program of pertinent natural resources within the park's greater ecosystem. Completed resource briefs and reports are included on this page. This is an ongoing project and the park staff hopes to post more here as they become available.

 

Fort Sumter Landbird Community Monitoring, 2010 Resource Brief

 

Fort Sumter Landbird Community Summary

 

Fort Sumter Amphibian Community Monitoring, 2010 Resource Brief

 

Fort Sumter Amphibian Community Summary

 

Fort Sumter Avian Conservation Implementation Plan

 

Fort Sumter Vegetation Mapping, 2012 Resource Study

Did You Know?

The 33-star United States flag flown atop Fort Sumter during the opening bombardment of the Civil War in 1861, on exhibit at Fort Sumter

The first human death of the Civil War occurred on April 14, 1861, the day after the battle of Fort Sumter ended. Private Daniel Hough died when the cannon he was loading (for the Union's 100-gun salute to the U.S. flag) discharged prematurely. Fort Sumter National Monument, SC