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Fort Sumter

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Fort Sumter [ˈsʌmtə]
n
(Placename) a fort in SE South Carolina, guarding Charleston Harbour. Its capture by Confederate forces (1861) was the first action of the Civil War


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Fort Sumter, South Carolina, was one of a few Union Army bases left in Confederate territory.
Tourists flock to the state's historic sites like Fort Sumter National Monument, so the state realizes the need to preserve such places and, hence, prepare students for preservation arts.
As in every Southern town, there are numerous memorials to the Civil War (which started when the Confederates attacked Fort Sumter, which guards Charleston harbour).
 
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