Slide Title
Preview

Date
Winter 1-1978
Description
This aerial photograph shows Fort Sumter, a historic military fortification that is best remembered as the first battle of the Civil War. Though a coastal fortification, Fort Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, is accessible only by boat. It is now a National Monument dedicated to the history of the Civil War and the battles fought there.
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Subject Headings
Land use -- Aerial photography in land use -- South Carolina -- Charleston; National Monuments -- South Carolina -- Fort Sumter National Monument (Charleston, S.C.);
Country Name
United States of America
Region Name
South Carolina
City Name
Charleston
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chet, "Charleston: Fort Sumter Aerial Photograph" (1978). Browse All. 805.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/805
Keywords
aerial, monuments, South Carolina, Fort Sumter, military
Notes
http://www.nps.gov/fosu/historyculture/fort_sumter.htm
(accessed 6 Dec 2011)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Sumter
(accessed 6 Dec 2011)