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Fort Moultrie is a series of fortifications on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, ... Col. Moultrie took command of Sullivan's Island on March 2, 1776, ...
It mainly protects Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie, the Charleston Light and Liberty Square. It was known as Fort Sumter National Monument until it was renamed in the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, signed March 12, 2019. [2]
The United States government negotiated the Treaty of Moultrie Creek in 1824, placing the Seminoles on a reservation that included the site of the future battle. [3] A combination of white settlers moving onto public land in violation of the Treaty of Moultrie Creek, [4] slave hunters trespassing onto the reservation to capture maroons without proof of ownership, [5] and the government's ...
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park encompasses three sites in Charleston: the original Fort Sumter, the Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center, and Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island. Access to Fort Sumter itself is by a 30-minute ferry ride from the Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center or Patriots Point. Access by private ...
The district encompasses 36 contributing buildings on Sullivan's Island. They predominantly include the core residential and administrative areas of Fort Moultrie built between about 1870 to 1950. Also included are representative "Island Houses" and the Post Chapel.
The district encompasses 18 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in Moultrieville. They predominantly include frame residences built between about 1830 to 1930 which are known as "Island Houses." Also located in the district are the Stella Maris Catholic Church (1869-1873) and Fort Moultrie Torpedo Shed/Mines Storehouse (c. 1905). [2] [3]
The Defenders of Fort Moultrie, also commonly known as the Jasper Monument, is a monument in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.Located in White Point Garden, the monument depicts Sergeant William Jasper and was dedicated in 1877 to all South Carolina militiamen involved in the Battle of Sullivan's Island during the American Revolutionary War.
The monument consists of an 8-foot (2.4 m) statue of Moultrie atop a 9-foot (2.7 m) granite pedestal. [3] The front of the pedestal bears the inscription "MOULTRIE", while the other three sides contain inscriptions of the names of the organizations responsible for the monument's creation and a brief biography of Moultrie's life.