News Release

Fort Moultrie to Host “A Strike for Freedom” Event

Date: January 7, 2025
Contact: Brett Spaulding, 843-732-5006

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SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, SC – The National Park Service is pleased to announce that park staff will host “A Strike for Freedom: The Underground Railroad at Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie” on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at 10:00 am in the Fort Moultrie Visitor Center theater. The event will celebrate the recent inclusion of Forts Sumter and Moultrie into the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program. This is a National Park Service program dedicated to telling stories of those seeking freedom from enslavement.
 
The event will feature park rangers from Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park and the Network to Freedom program. Visitors will have the opportunity to learn about the Network to Freedom program and hear about the escapes from slavery that qualified the park sites for the program. Immediately following the talks there will be a plaque presentation. At 1:00 pm a park ranger will provide a walking tour of the Fort Moultrie grounds to highlight the harbor paths that enslaved persons traveled to freedom.
 
The event will begin at the Fort Moultrie Visitor Center on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at 10:00 am. Portions of the event may be recorded and featured in educational materials for the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program. A $10.00 entrance fee is required for adults 16 and over to enter the park; military veterans and visitors with an America the Beautiful pass receive free entry.
 
Fort Moultrie is located at 1214 Middle Street on Sullivan’s Island. The park represents the history of static seacoast defense in the United States, from the American Revolution to the end of World War II. The park is open daily, and there is a site fee. For more information call 843-883-3123, visit www.nps.gov/fosu or follow us on Facebook. To visit Fort Sumter, you will need to contact Fort Sumter Tours for ferry tickets at www.fortsumtertours.com.

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