Fort Sumter National Monument

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DEPARTHENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL P4RK SERVICE FORT SUMTER NATIONAL MONUMENT NATIONAL PARK SERVICE of the

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FORT SUMTER FORT SUMTER NATIONAL MONUMENT Charleston, South Carolina Constructed 1829-1860 and named for General Thomas Sumter of Revolutionary fame, the fort was the scene of the bombardment which began the American Civil War. National Park Service, U. S. Department of the Interior Pub. by Walter H. Miller & Co., Inc., Williamsburg, Virginia Color Photo by Walter H. Miller 101278