• Currier & Ives lithograph depicting the bombardment of Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter

    National Monument South Carolina

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    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.

2008 Fee Free Weekend at Fort Moultrie

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Date: September 24, 2008
Contact: Dawn Davis, (843) 883-3123 x 23

On the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, September 27-28, 2008 the public is invited to visit Fort Moultrie without the normal $3 entrance fee. On September 27 the National Park Service celebrates the 15th annual National Public Lands Day. This year September 28 will also be fee-free to honor newly naturalized United States citizens.

Did You Know?

32-pounder cannon, Model 1829, at Fort Moultrie

Fort Moultrie is the only unit of the National Park System where the entire 171-year history of American seacoast defense (1776-1947) can be traced. Fort Sumter National Monument, SC