Fort Sumter

Fort Sumter (1842-1947) - A Third System masonry fort begun in 1829 and unfinished when the U.S. Civil War began.

Fort Sumter History

Established as one of the forts protecting the entrance to Charleston Harbor along with Fort Moultrie.

Seventy thousand tons of granite were imported from New England to build up a sand bar in the entrance to Charleston harbor, which the site dominates; The fort was a five-sided brick structure, 170 to 190 feet long, with walls five feet thick, standing 50 feet over the low tide mark. It was designed to house 650 men and 135 guns in three tiers of gun emplacements, although it was never filled near its full capacity.

Fort Sumter Endicott Period Batteries

Battery	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Years
Huger	1	12"	Disappearing Carriage	1906-1943
Huger	1	12"	Barbette Carriage	1906-1943
Source: Coastal Defense Study Group

Fort Sumter World War II Batteries

Battery	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Years
AMTB #1	2	90 mm	Fixed Pedestal	1943-1946
Source: Coastal Defense Study Group

Current Status

Now Fort Sumter National Historic Monument.

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Location: Maps & Images Lat: 32.751944 Long: -79.874722 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: '

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• National Park Service
• Wikipedia

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