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George Catlin, 1838
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Contact: Dawn Davis, 843-732-5013
SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, SC – Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park will honor the Seminole warrior Osceola at Fort Moultrie in October. A special talk, Osceola and Seminole Resistance, will be offered at Fort Moultrie on Saturday, October 12th and Sunday, October 13th at 11 am and 1 pm both days. Visitors will meet the ranger at the Fort Moultrie Visitor Center. The program explores the life and legacy of Osceola, a Seminole warrior who, in the late 1830s, was captured in Florida by the US Army and imprisoned at Fort Moultrie, on Sullivan’s Island, SC. Osceola is buried at the fort.
In partnership with Battery Gadsden Cultural Center and Pure Theatre, a special exhibit consisting of projected images of American Indians painted by George Catlin will be on display October 4-10, 2019 inside Fort Moultrie. George Catlin traveled through the American West from 1830 to 1836 recording the lives of fifty American Indian tribes. In January 1838, he came to Charleston to paint the Seminoles imprisoned at Fort Moultrie. Catlin was impressed by Osceola, and he wrote “he is a most extraordinary man, and one entitled to a better fate.”
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park is a unit of the National Park Service. Fort Moultrie represents the entire history of static seacoast defense in the United States, from the American Revolution to the end of World War II. The site is open daily from 9 am-5 pm, includes a visitor center with museum exhibits, orientation film, picnic area, and fishing pier. Entrance fee for Fort Moultrie is $7 per adult (16 years and older) and is good for 5 consecutive days.
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Last updated: October 3, 2019