Fort Sumter
On April 21, 1861 the opening shots of the War Between the States were fired on Fort Sumter by Confederate batteries in the Charleston harbor. In December of 1860, Federals held this post, commanded by Major Robert Anderson. When the bombardment began, the fort surrendered two
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The lighthouse on Sullivan Island replaced the Morris Island Lighthouse across the Charleston harbour. This light house is the only one equipped with an elevator and is air-conditioned. When it was first lit in 1962, the lamps provided 28,000,000 candle power. In 1898 a lifesaving station had been built on the island just behind the location of the present light house and the old building remains for use by the National Park Service. Fort Moultrie is situated down the street from the lighthouse, which was built in 1809 for coastal defens
Morris Island was first inhabited ca 1762 when the first light house was built. This was after the French and Indian War during the time that South Carolina was still a colony of Great Britain. At first, it was lit with burning pitch, oakum and candles. This first light house was replaced in 1837 by a new one near Fort Sumter, and was destroyed during the War Between the States. The present light house began in 1874 and was put at the mouth of the Charleston Harbor (once Morris Island). Nearby was the home of the keeper of the lighthouse, a three-story structure. The new lighthouse on Sullivan Island currently replaced that of Morris Island.