News Release

Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, and Charles Pinckney National Historic Site to Close on Sunday, August 2, 2020 Due to Threat of Hurricane Isaias

Date: August 1, 2020
Contact: Dawn Davis, 8432976051

SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, SC – Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, and Charles Pinckney National Historic Site will temporarily close starting on Sunday, August 2, 2020 in preparation for Hurricane Isaias for the safety of visitors and staff.

Fort Sumter and the Liberty Square Visitor Education Center will close at 12:00 pm on Sunday, August 2. All concession-operated ferry trips to Fort Sumter will be suspended after the 9:30 am ferry out of Liberty Square and the 10:45 am ferry out of Patriots Point on Sunday.  

Charles Pinckney NHS and Fort Moultrie will be closed starting on Sunday, August 2.

All closures will remain in place until the severe weather passes and the National Park Service decides that employee and visitor facilities are safe. Current status about the parks will be posted as an alert on the parks’ websites. The NPS Hurricane and Severe Weather Response has updates for all National Park Service sites.

For more information about Charles Pinckney National Historic Site visit www.nps.gov/chpi or follow the park on Facebook and Twitter.

For more information about Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park visit www.nps.gov/fosu or follow the park on Facebook, and Twitter.

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