§410aaaa Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park

Summary

Creates the Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park in South Carolina to protect, care for, and explain the important history and cultural sites tied to Fort Sumter National Monument, Fort Moultrie National Monument, and the Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station Historic District. Map means the boundary map titled “Boundary Map, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park,” number 392/80,088, dated August 2009. Park means the unit being created. State means South Carolina. Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station Historic District means the Charleston Lighthouse, the boathouse, garage, bunker/sighting station, signal tower, and the nearby land between the station and the mean low water mark. The park boundary is shown on that map, which is kept on file and open for public inspection. The Secretary, through the National Park Service, must run the park under the usual National Park rules. The Secretary must explain the history of events and people tied to the area. That includes the Battle of Sullivan’s Island on June 28, 1776; the Siege of Charleston in 1780; the Civil War, including the bombardment of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861 and other Civil War events linked to the forts; the coastal defense history from the Revolutionary War to World War II, including the life saving station, its lighthouse, and coastal defenses built during the “Endicott Period” from 1898 to 1942; and the lives of the free and enslaved workers, the soldiers, prisoners, and captive Africans brought to quarantine houses near Fort Moultrie in the 18th century if those houses are found nationally significant. The Secretary may also make cooperative agreements with public or private groups and people to help carry out these duties.