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That’s a Wrap on Kids to the Parks – Fort Moultrie!

Friends of Charleston National Parks Awarded National Parks Foundation Grant

National Parks Foundation “Hill Day”

FCNP Awarded Grant from the Joanna Foundation

33 Grants Awarded Will Get Nearly 22,000 Kids Outside

Fort Moultrie’s Last Battery: Battery Lord

Signing the Declaration of Independence

History of the South Carolina State Flag

How the Civil War Began, an April 1861 Timeline – April 10

How the Civil War Began, an April 1861 Timeline – April 9

How the Civil War Began, an April 1861 Timeline – April 8

How the Civil War Began, an April 1861 Timeline – April 7

How the Civil War Began, an April 1861 Timeline – April 6

How the Civil War Began, an April 1861 Timeline – April 5

How the Civil War Began, an April 1861 Timeline – April 4

How the Civil War Began, an April 1861 Timeline – April 3

How the Civil War Began, an April 1861 Timeline – April 2

How the Civil War Began, an April 1861 Timeline – April 1

How the Civil War Began, an April 1861 Timeline – March 31

How the Civil War Began, an April 1861 Timeline – March 30

Clara Barton: The Lowcountry Shaped Her Ideals

Women’s History Month: Harriet Tubman

Women’s History Month: Rebecca Brewton Motte

Fort Sumter in the Time of Slavery

Isaac Sawyer of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry

January 9, 1861: The Day the Civil War Didn’t Start

Charleston’s Great Ornithologist

The Evacuation of Fort Moultrie

Perspectives of a Charleston National Parks Volunteer

Tremendous Sacrifices for Our Freedoms

Upcoming Events

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September 17 | 24th Annual Naturalization Ceremony

10:00 – 11:00 AM

Naturalization Ceremony at Charles Pinckney National Historic Site in partnership with US Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Charles Pinckney National Historic Site

Open to the public

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September 28 | National Public Lands Day

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Volunteer with Park Rangers at Charles Pinckney National Historic Site for a day of clearing overgrowth and foliage from our historic structures!

Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, 1254 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant

Closed toe shoes are required. We recommend clothes that protect your skin, a hat, sunscreen, and bug spray. If you have your own hand tools and gardening gloves, please bring them. We will provide a limited amount of supplies. A water filling station is available for reusable water bottles.

Check out neefusa.org for more information, or call 843-883-3123 to speak to a Park Ranger.

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September 28 | Fee-Free Day at Fort Moultrie

9:00 AM – 16:30 PM

September 28, 2024, is a fee-free day at Fort Moultrie! Celebrate National Public Lands Day by visiting our historic fort, active from the American Revolution through World War II.

Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park