On April 12, 1861, Captain George S. James fired the first Confederate shot at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, leading to a siege, a Union retreat and the start of the Civil War. Exhibits ...

SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park will celebrate Carolina Day with programs and demonstrations this weekend. June 28th marks the 248th ...

Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, and Charles Pinckney National Historic Site are temporarily closed ...

Celebrating veterans every day is special, but celebrating veterans on Veterans Day, which falls on Monday, Nov. 11 this year ...

The Ernest. F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge is one of seven sites to be added to the Reconstruction Era ...

Fort Sumter has been added to the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, according to the National Park Service.

This historic site commemorates the 30-year battle between American soldiers and Chiricahua Apaches during the mid-1800s. Visitors can hike through a historic tract of the American West and learn ...

On the northern tip of Roanoke Island lies Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. The 355-acre national park commemorates the location where English colonists first settled in the United States in ...

This 40-acre National Historic Site encloses the remains of the original mounted police stronghold, which until the 1970s, were buried under the expanding city. Today, you can explore the fort's ...

Fort Pulaski’s tradition of candle-lit tours and holiday festivities will return for another year. Fort Pulaski National ...

Fort Pulaski marked its 100th anniversary as a national monument with cannon fire. Beginning Saturday morning and running through Sunday afternoon, the National Park Service and Fort Pulaski ...