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: Park
  • Description: historic district in the United States
  • Address: 1214 Middle Street, Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Battery Jasper and Stella Maris Catholic Church.

Fort
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is a fort, which is situated 600 feet southeast of Fort Moultrie.

Church
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is situated 780 feet northwest of Fort Moultrie.

Park
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is an incomplete sea fort at the mouth of , , where the battle that sparked the American Civil War took place. is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Fort Moultrie.

Places in the Area

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

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

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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.

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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
32.7599° or 32° 45′ 36″ north
Longitude
-79.85612° or 79° 51′ 22″ west
Open location code
8742Q45V+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 633647335
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q1438645
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Fort Moultrie” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حصن مولتري”
  • Arabic: “فورت مولتري”
  • 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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