Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Fort Sumpter - We drove around to the beach in front of Ft. Moultrie to get this closer view of Ft. Sumter.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Fort Moultrie - Interior - The view of the forts interior from atop the WW2 Control Tower.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Fort Moultrie - Wall - There are many places where you can walk inside the walls of the fort. The walls of the fort contain numerous magazines to supply the cannon above.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Fort Moultrie - WW2 Harbor Entrance Control Post - During World War 2 the Command Post at Ft. Moultrie controlled the defenses of Charleston Harbor.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Fort Moultrie - Battery Bingham Cannon
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Fort Moultrie - Battery Bingham & McCorkle - This area represents the 1898-1939 period at Ft. Moultrie.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Fort Moultrie - 1870's Cannon - These cannon defended the fort from 1873-1898.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Fort Moultrie - Confederate 32-pounder - These guns represent the newer rifled 32-pound guns used by the Confederates during their occupation of the fort during the Civil War.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Fort Moultrie - Ft. Sumter View - The view of Sumter from the walls of Ft. Moultrie. In 1860, after South Carolina seceded, the garrison at Moultrie abandoned the fort and fled to Ft. Sumter.
Fort Sumpter - We drove around to the beach in front of Ft. Moultrie to get this closer view of Ft. Sumter.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Fort Sumpter - We drove around to the beach in front of Ft. Moultrie to get this closer view of Ft. Sumter.
Fort Sumpter - We drove around to the beach in front of Ft. Moultrie to get this closer view of Ft. Sumter.
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