To visit Fort Sumter you can take a ferry from either the Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center at Liberty Square in downtown Charleston or from the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Fort Sumter retains much of its history and mystique and is a must see for any Civil War buff. Don't forget to tour nearby Fort Moultrie and the many Civil War sites in the beautiful and historic town of Charleston.
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Preservation
The American Battlefield Trust and our members would like to save land at Fort Sumter Battlefield.
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