Hendricks' Plaza

Historical marker location:

Simpsonville, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street (State Highway 14) and West Curtis Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.)

Marker installed: 2001

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.