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USACE partners with National Park Service to restore Fort Sumter

The iconic fort known as Fort Sumter is where the American Civil War erupted. Today, it stands tall as a weathered beacon amidst the windswept waters of Charleston Harbor. With its timeworn brick ...
Post and Courier

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

Today’s column picks up where last Monday’s ended as we look back at the week before the first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter. We left off on April 6, 1861, when the first merchant ...
The New York Times

Park Service Erases Climate Facts at Fort Sumter, Where the Civil War Began

The historic site, on an island in South Carolina, could be inundated by rising seas in decades to come. A display on the threat has been removed. By Maxine Joselow Reporting from Washington Fort ...
Post and Courier

Hicks: It's the 165th anniversary of the Civil War, but the 200th (kinda) for Fort Sumter

If you think the country is hopelessly divided now, you should’ve seen us 165 years ago today. At 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, troops on James Island fired a shell high over Fort Sumter, its explosion ...