On April 12th, 1861 at 4:30am, Confederate forces fired upon Fort Sumter, beginning the Civil War. Fort Sumter protected the city of Charleston from naval invasion, but today, it is a national monument and stands as a reminder of the Civil War.
We needed to take a ferry to get to the fort. The whole island has a very heavy and dark feeling to it. The buildings on the island have signs of destruction and wear.
As I walked around, I could only imagine the craziness that went on during the attack. The whole island is lined with so many different cannons. It must have been a very destructive site to behold.
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It is so crazy to think that this was actually not that long ago, in history terms. Hopefully this never happens again.
Ya, what is even weirder to think is that the whole Civil Rights movement was only 60-70 years ago.
From that type of cannon to flying drones in 160 years. Now, if we go 160 years before 1861, they were still using cannons, flint, etc. That's crazy to think about
Ya, it is crazy how technology has advanced so much.
History forts walls really hard... It's really hard to break it... Those guns were break these walls took time... But anyhow you have amazing photography... Keep it up
you are a great photographer and learn a lot from your photos😍😍