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Fort Sumter National Monument
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Map of the Charleston area highlighting National Park sites.
This map indicates the locations of the National Park sites in the Charleston area. Please note that while some boats to Fort Sumter do leave from Patriots Point, that site is not administered by the National Park Service.
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: July 29, 2006 at 12:48 EST