Fort Sumter National Monument
We seem to be drawn to forts and batteries! Wednesday, May 16, we took the 9:30 AM tour to Fort Sumter, where the Civil War "began" at the entrance to Charleston Harbor, as it can only be reached by boat. It took 30 minutes from Liberty Square, on the west side of Castle Pinckney, across the mouth of the Ashley River and the shore of James Island to the Fort--the "red" line. We had an hour to visit the small fort, then returned around the east, the "blue" line, past Fort Moultrie and past the USS Yorktown docked at Patriots Point.
Lots of history! Fun! Check out the link above if interested!
The return trip back to Liberty Square took us by Fort Moultrie, across the mouth of the Cooper River near the town of Mount Pleasant where the USS Yorktown is docked, a museum of World War II and where the Medal of Honor Museum is housed. We added this to our "to-do" list when we return!
We enjoyed Charleston, and will return!
Lots of history! Fun! Check out the link above if interested!
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| Fort Sumter just before docking |
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| Fort Sumter: From the Outside Looking In! |
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| Fort Sumter, towards the ocean |
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| Fort Sumter |
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| Row of canons facing the ocean |
The return trip back to Liberty Square took us by Fort Moultrie, across the mouth of the Cooper River near the town of Mount Pleasant where the USS Yorktown is docked, a museum of World War II and where the Medal of Honor Museum is housed. We added this to our "to-do" list when we return!
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| U.S.S. Yorktown |
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Again, we are traveling under that "lucky" umbrella...! When we left Charleston, some clouds with dark red in center were revolving off the coast, and talk was that these may come back over land, but computer models were not clear....We lucked out again!!!!
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