Fort Multrie on Sullivan's Island

Cannons and the Fort

By the entrance to the Fort Multrie Museum

Looking up to the sky

Palmetto tree, the (ugly) lighthouse and the Fort

Fort Sumter is so close, you can almost throw a stone across

Fort Moultrie is the name of a series of forts on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, built to protect the city of Charleston, South Carolina. The first fort, built of palmetto logs, inspired the flag and nickname (Palmetto State) of South Carolina.



History
The fort was unnamed and not yet complete when Admiral Sir Peter Parker and nine British warships attacked it on June 28, 1776, near the beginning of the American Revolutionary War.The soft palmetto logs did not crack under bombardment but rather absorbed the shot; there were even reports of cannon balls actually bouncing off of the walls of the structure. In any case, Charleston was saved from capture, and the fort was named for the commander in the battle, William Moultrie, and the locals, to this day celebrate 'Carolina Day' to commemorate the bravery of the defenders of the fort, the 2nd South Carolina Regiment. The fort was eventually captured by the British in the siege of Charleston. (See the southern theater in the article titled American Revolution for more information).

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Fort Johnson, Charleston SC

View from Fort Johnson to the Ravanel bridge

That's Fort Sumter far back on the horizon
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As history tells: this was the spot where the civil war started with a cannon shot over to Fort Sumter
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Today a circa 1820s brick powder magazine and a section Confederate earthworks are some of the surviving elements of the fort

I'm not sure, but I think this is one of the research boats from the Marine Research Institute located around Fort Johnson.

Fort Johnson

What is left of Fort Johnson? Built in the early 1700s, the fort was expanded and improved during the French and Indian War, American Revolution, and War of 1812. During this same time the fort was damaged was hurricanes and storms. By the time of the Civil War only a few structures remained and Confederate forces built earthworks on the site. Today a circa 1820s brick powder magazine and a section Confederate earthworks are some of the surviving elements of the fort.

For you who are interested in Charlestons history, please read more here about Fort Johnson

and here too:
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/mrri/ftjohnson.html

Harbor Tours

If you have time, do a harbor tour and visit also the legendary Fort Sumter with one of the schooners.

Or enjoy a tour with the Ferry out to the Fort

View from "The Battery" over to USS Yorktown at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum in Charleston, SC

I will bring more pictures from that open air museum pretty soon, so stay tuned.