James W. Dillon

Historical marker location:

Dillon, South Carolina

( Marker is on West Main Street (State Highway 34) just west of 3rd Avenue, on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1938

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.