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Jesse Weber
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10/02/2017
Original walls and cannons at Fort Sumter.
Jesse Weber
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10/02/2017
View toward Charleston from atop the barracks at Fort Sumter.
Jesse Weber
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10/02/2017
Ferry landing at Fort Sumter.
Jesse Weber
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10/02/2017
You can stroll on the wide beach by Fort Sumter at low tide.
Jesse Weber
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10/02/2017
Sandbar exposed by Fort Sumter at low tide.
Jesse Weber
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10/02/2017
Looking across the harbor at the Charleston Light from Fort Sumter.
Jesse Weber
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10/02/2017
Fort Moultrie, with Fort Sumter visible across the water in the distance.
Jesse Weber
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10/02/2017
Multiple batteries and grounds of the Fort Moultrie complex.
Jesse Weber
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10/02/2017
You can go inside Fort Moultrie and see a replica command center rooms.
Jesse Weber
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10/02/2017
Cannons at Fort Moultrie.
Jesse Weber
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10/02/2017
Fort Moultrie has walking paths on the grounds.
Jesse Weber
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10/02/2017
Beach at Fort Moultrie, looking out toward the Atlantic Ocean.
Jesse Weber
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10/02/2017
Beach at Fort Moultrie, looking in at the harbor and Charleston.
Jesse Weber
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10/02/2017
Public dock on the river side of Fort Moultrie, near Mount Pleasant.
Jesse Weber
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10/02/2017
The Charleston Light was the last major lighthouse built in the US, completed in 1962.
Jesse Weber
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10/02/2017
The Charleston Light.
Jesse Weber
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10/02/2017
The lighthouse and other historic buildings on the grounds are maintained by the Park Service as part of Fort Sumter National Monument.
Jesse Weber
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10/02/2017
Cannon at Fort Sumter.
Jesse Weber
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10/02/2017
Inside Fort Sumter.
Jesse Weber
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10/02/2017
Battle-damaged bricks at Fort Sumter.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
10/02/2017
Artillery rounds are still embedded in the walls at Fort Sumter.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
10/02/2017
View of Fort Sumter from the ferry dock.