§410aaaa Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park

Summary

Creates the Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park in South Carolina as one unit of the National Park Service to protect and explain the historic places tied to Fort Sumter National Monument, Fort Moultrie National Monument, and the Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station Historic District. The "map" means the Boundary Map titled "Boundary Map, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park", number 392/80,088, dated August 2009. The "Park" means the Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park. The "State" means South Carolina. The "Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station Historic District" means the Charleston Lighthouse, the boathouse, garage, bunker/sighting station, signal tower, and the nearby land and improvements between the station and the mean low water mark. The Park boundary is shown on that map, and the map must be kept on file and available for the public at National Park Service offices. The Park must be run by the Secretary through the Director of the National Park Service under this law and the usual laws that apply to national parks, including section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, and chapter 3201 of title 54. The Secretary must provide interpretation of local historic events such as the Battle of Sullivan’s Island on June 28, 1776; the Siege of Charleston in 1780; Civil War events including the bombardment of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861; the coastal defense history from the Revolutionary War to World War II (including the Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station, its lighthouse, and Endicott Period sites built from 1898 to 1942); and the lives of workers, soldiers, prisoners, and captive Africans brought to quarantine houses in the 18th century if those quarantine sites are found nationally significant. The Secretary may make cooperative agreements with public or private groups to carry out these duties.