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Fort Sumter sign warning of sea level rise taken down after executive order

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — Charleston’s Fort Sumter, famous for where the first shots of the Civil War were fired, recently ...
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'No Name Beach,' a sandbar in the Charleston Harbor, could be renamed for a nearby historic site

A sandbar in Charleston Harbor is a popular destination for boaters to drop anchor and hang out next to the site that ignited the Civil War. The informal "No Name Beach," as it's known locally, could ...
PBS

Battle of Fort Sumter Anniversary

April 12 marks the anniversary of the start of the American Civil War in 1861. In Charleston, SC, the American Civil War began on April 12, 1861 when Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard's artillery ...
WTHR

Chuck's Big Adventure in Charleston: Fort Sumter

CHARLESTON, S.C. — It sits in the middle of Charleston Harbor, 3.4 miles from the southside of town, but it was what happened at Fort Sumter that forever changed this country and started a bloody four ...
Post and Courier

A behind-the-scenes look at the 2 weeks leading up to the firing on Fort Sumter: Part 1

As March slipped into April in 1861, America stood at a crossroads. About the only thing the North and South agreed on was that neither wanted to start the American Civil War. If President Abraham ...
PBS

The Faces of Fort Sumter

According to legend, faces can be seen imprinted on two of Fort Sumter’s authentic battle flags which flew over the fort during the Civil War- The Union “Storm Flag” and the Confederate “Palmetto ...