Guest Blog
Charles Pinckney’s Scandal
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
Presidents’ Day
Ratification Day
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
March 22 | A Campfire Conversation: Black Voices Who Built America
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Join us for a thoughtful discussion about the origins of The Slave Dwelling Project with its founder on Fort Moultrie’s historic grounds. We’ll be sitting around a campfire and engaging in conversation with Joseph McGill, Jr. and Herb Frazier about their mission to change the narrative of where enslaved people lived. Bring your own folding chairs. S’mores will be provided for an evening under the stars to honor the Black voices who built America at Fort Moultrie.
Fort Moultrie
Admission is free, but tickets are required!
March 23 | Sleeping with the Ancestors: Coffee & Conversation
The Slave Dwelling Project’s Joseph McGill and Herb Frazier will join Park Ranger Kaley Crawford in the auditorium at Fort Moultrie Visitor’s Center Saturday, March 23rd for coffee and conversation. Their book, Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed The Footprints of Slavery, will be available for purchase and you’ll also have the opportunity to get your book signed!
Fort Moultrie
Admission is free, but space is limited and tickets are required!
Apr 8 | Solar Eclipse
Do you remember where you were at for the last eclipse?
Join us at Fort Moultrie on Monday, April 8, 2024 for the last total solar eclipse to happen over North America until 2044. Charleston will experience a maximum of 70% totality coverage.
Learn about why they happen, how we remember them, and come make your own lasting memory with us!
Fort Moultrie Visitor Center
Eclipse Glasses will be provided.