Fort Moultrie

Fort Moultrie is a series of fortifications on , built to protect the city of , . The first fort, formerly named Fort Sullivan, built of palmetto logs, inspired the flag and nickname of , as "The Palmetto State".
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: historic district in the United States
  • Also known as: Fort Sullivan

Places of Interest

Highlights include Battery Jasper and Stella Maris Catholic Church.

Fort
is a fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sullivan’s Island Historic District and Sullivan’s Island.

Neighborhood
Sullivan's Island Historic District is a national historic district located at , . The district encompasses 36 contributing buildings on Sullivan's Island.

Sullivan's Island, historically known as O'Sullivan's Island, is a town and island in , United States, at the entrance to , with a population of 1,791 at the 2010 census, and 1,891 people in 2020.

is a large town in the region of . The population of the town has exploded, making it a very popular bedroom community of the city of .

Fort Moultrie

Latitude
32.75907° or 32° 45′ 33″ north
Longitude
-79.85786° or 79° 51′ 28″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
8742Q45R+JV
Geo­Names ID
4578990
Wiki­data ID
Q1438645
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Fort Moultrie” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 摩尔特里堡
  • Chinese: 摩爾特里堡
  • Chinese: 沙利文堡
  • Chinese: 莫爾特里堡
  • Danish: Fort Moultrie
  • Dutch: Fort Moultrie
  • Egyptian Arabic: حصن مولترى
  • French: Fort Moultrie National Monument
  • French: fort Moultrie
  • French: Fort Moultrie
  • Galician: Fort Moultrie
  • German: Fort Moultrie National Monument
  • German: Fort Moultrie Quartermaster and Support Facilities Historic District
  • German: Fort Moultrie
  • Hebrew: מצודת מולטרי
  • Hebrew: פורט מולטרי
  • Hebrew: פורט מולטריי
  • Italian: Fort Moultrie
  • Japanese: ムールトリー砦
  • Japanese: ムールトリー砦国立記念碑
  • Japanese: ムールトリー要塞
  • Japanese: モルトリー要塞
  • Portuguese: Fort Moultrie
  • Portuguese: Forte Moultrie
  • Russian: Форт Молтри
  • Russian: Форт Мултри
  • Turkish: Fort Moultrie
  • Ukrainian: Форт Моултрі

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