Fort Sumter

	Fort Sumter
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
	View from north in 2009
	Fort Sumter Location in the United States Fort Sumter Location in South Carolina
Location	Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°45′8″N 79°52′29″W / 32.75222°N 79.87472°W
Area	234.74 acres (0.95 km2)
Built	1829
Visitation	857,883
Website	Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
NRHP reference No.	66000101
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966
Designated HD	April 28, 1948

Fort Sumter is a historical sea fort located near Charleston, South Carolina. Constructed on an artificial island at the entrance of Charleston Harbor in 1829, the fort was built in response to the War of 1812, which had exposed the inadequacy of existing American coastal fortifications to defend against naval attacks. Fort Sumter was still incomplete in 1861 when it was attacked by Confederate Forces during the Battle of Fort Sumter on April 12, sparking the American Civil War; the fort was severely damaged during the battle and left in ruins. Although there were some efforts at reconstruction after the war, Fort Sumter as conceived was never completed. Since the middle of the 20th century, the fort has been open to the public as part of the Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, operated by the National Park Service.

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