Fort Moultrie

         Fort Moultrie is in Charleston, SC.  It guarded the strait that led into the harbor.  It was used in the American Revolution when Adm. Sir Peter Parker of the British Royal Navy attacked the fort with a squadron of ships on June 28, 1776.  The fort repulsed the attackers and was named Fort Moultrie in honor of the commander of the fort, William Moultrie. 
        
         After the American Revolution, a second fort Moultrie was built, but it suffered from disrepair and was destroyed in a hurricane.  By 1809 a third fort stood complete.  In the Civil war,  it shelled Fort Sumter until it surrendered.  The Union attacked Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie.  Both withstood the attacks, but they were very damaged.  It remained in service through the American Revolution, the Civil War, World War I, and World War II.  In 1947, the fort was removed from service. 

          When I went to Fort Moultrie, we walked into the fort and saw that Fort Moultrie was bigger than Fort Sumter!  We walked into the powder magazines and up to the batteries.  We also walked to the beach next to the fort.  I liked the fort because it had a lot of different rooms and it was almost like a maze.  My brother and I got junior ranger badges for completing the program by answering different questions about Fort Moultrie.

Don't smoke near the powder!