Walterborough Academy

Historical marker location:

Walterboro, South Carolina

( Marker is on Hampton Street (State Highway 63) near South Miller Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1964

South Carolina was the site of the first battle of the Civil War. In April 1861, Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter, a federal fort located in Charleston Harbor. The bombardment lasted for 34 hours and resulted in the surrender of the fort to the Confederates.