Fort Sumter National Monument

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Florian Engling USA East Coast / Ostküste
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- Oct 22, 2023, 11:20am
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- United States South Carolina Charleston County Fort Moultrie Fort Sumter National Monument 32.752363, -79.87469832°45’9” N 79°52’29” W
Day 23
Fort Sumter
October 22, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Fort Sumter is the place where the civil war started. The fort is built on a little island, which can only be reached by boat. There are 2 park rangers on the island, who give a lot of information about the island, the fort, and the civil war. The view was amazing. I don't know how the weather here is usually at the end of October, but today it was just amazing.

Fort Sumter ist der Ort, an dem der Bürgerkrieg begann. Das Fort ist auf einer kleinen Insel gebaut, die nur mit dem Boot zu erreichen ist. Auf der Insel gibt es 2 Parkranger, die viele Informationen über die Insel, das Fort und den Bürgerkrieg geben. Die Aussicht war fantastisch. Ich weiß nicht, wie das Wetter hier normalerweise Ende Oktober ist, aber heute war es einfach fantastisch.Read more
Silvosia Schön, dass du so tolles Wetter hast . Genieße es, auch das wird sich hier leicht ändern., obwohl es hier im Norden immer noch 16 Grad sind
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Florian Engling Ich habe weniger Lust auf das nass-warme Wetter in Florida
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Silvosia Dann musst du wohl wieder zurück nach Sylva fahren 😉
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Florian Engling Die beiden müssen leider arbeiten, aber Charleston war auch schön 😅
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- Jun 28, 2019, 12:17pm
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 1 m
- United States South Carolina Charleston County Fort Moultrie Fort Sumter National Monument 32.752558, -79.87487332°45’9” N 79°52’30” W
Day 21
Fort sumter
June 28, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Vi havde bestilt billet til at besøge Fort Sumter. Det er et fort som ligger i indløbet til charleston. Det har ligget der i 350 år. Det blev bygget til forsvar mod udefra kommende fjender.
Efter sydstaterne løsrev sig fra unionen blev Fort Sumter pludselig en andtødssten og e torn i øjet på charæeston var særligt unions flaget set vejede over fortet.
4:30 12 april 1861 blev det første skud i borgerkrigen affyret og 4 år senere og 700.000 tusind døde senere vandt unionen.
Fortet blev fuldstændig skudt sønder og sammen da unionen fra 1863-1865 i 22 måneder skud op mod 44.000 kanonkugler mod fortet. Confederationen nægtede at overgive sig.
Charleston blev også smadret og først 10 år efter krigens slutning begyndte man for alvor at genopbygge byen. Før da var der ikke vilje og økonomi til at genskabe byen.
Meget historie gik tabt, men meget er påny genrejst.
Flere plantager blev brændt ned da de stod for den tidligere elites syn på slaver og nordstaternes soldater var ude efter hævn.
Fortet blev nedlagt i 1948 og først fra 1959 og frem er det blevet sat i stand og åbnet for offentligheden.Read more
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- Mar 21, 2023, 12:00pm
- ☀️ 59 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- United States South Carolina Charleston County Fort Moultrie Fort Sumter National Monument 32.75236, -79.87480432°45’8” N 79°52’29” W
Day 3
Aquarium and Fort Sumter
March 21, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
We spent our morning at the South Carolina Aquarium. Since we were fairly early arrivals on a school day, there weren't many other guests, meaning we got pretty dedicated attention from the aquarium staff. Right at the beginning they had a ray pool that you could stick two fingers in to pet the backs of the rays as they swam by. It was the immediate highlight for me as I bonded with a few rays. The attendant explained that it was because in an hour they'd let guests feed them some fish and they were hoping I was starting early, but I know it was my natural charm.

When we went inside, we chatted with a lady holding a snake 🐍 (Laura wasn't super into it, but I gave her some rubs), and then hit 🐢 THE TURTLE ROOM 🐢 They had 16 turtles that were being rehabilitated, and we got to see about half of those. My favorite was watching a hungry boy chowing down on some lettuce, but they were all pretty darn cute.

Laura was excited to see a scuba diver in the giant tank with the sharks and giant fishies.

After the aquarium we sauntered over to
167 Raw Oyster bar for lunch. We shared a fantastic crab dip, lobster tostada, and tuna burger. The meal was accompanied by a martini for me and bubbles for Laura to pair the food, of course.

Following a power nap, we meandered back over towards the aquarium to catch the boat that took us over to Fort Sumter. It was a pleasant 30 minute ride over in the sunshine to the island. Shortly after embarking, we saw some dolphins playing near the edge of the port. The fort itself was a shadow of its former self after being bombarded -- the flagpole atop the fort had a red line about halfway up to mark the 3rd story that the fort used to reach. Since it was the last group of the day, we got to participate in the flag lowering ceremony. We wandered a bit around the fort reading the plaques, gazing upon the many cannons and mortars, before ending with a spectacular lecture given by one of the rangers recounting the history of the fort and its history through the civil war.

After seeing seeing the dolphins again on our way back we went back to the hotel to change into workout clothes and made a quick appearance at the gym. I scurried back to the room to shower before 6 so we wouldn't miss the complementary wine and cheese hour.

We sipped our wine by a fire pit and enjoyed the cool weather until it was time for dinner at Zero George (the Hotel's restaurant)... which was divine.Read more
Traveler TURTLE ROOM!?!?
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