Ark Plantation

Historical marker location:

Surfside Beach, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of 3rd Avenue South and South Willow Drive, on the right when traveling south on 3rd Avenue South.)

Marker installed: 2019

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.