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Fort Sumter National Monument
RV Volunteers

Commitment:

  1. Length of stay – New volunteers minimum two months to complete training. Returning volunteers negotiable.
  2. 32 hours per week, per person (four 8-hour days, or partial days to total 32 hours)
  3. Willingness to work at more than one site per week

 

Accommodations:

  • Full hookups (electricity, water, sewer)
  • Electric is 30/50 amp
  • Picnic table at each RV site
  • Shared washer & dryer
  • While each RV site is wired for a private telephone line, service is not provided by the park. Volunteers may purchase service from the telephone company, including all connection fees and monthly service charges.

 

Location of RV sites:
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
1254 Long Point Road
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Phone: (843) 881-5516

Mail Received at:
Fort Sumter National Monument
1214 Middle Street
Sullivans Island, SC  29482
Phone: (843) 883-3123

For more information:
Contact Volunteer Coordinator Bill Martin at (843) 883-3123 or e-mail.

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: February 18, 2008 at 15:18 EST