Peay's Ferry / Peay's Ferry Road

Historical marker location:

Liberty Hill, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 97 and Peay's Ferry Road, on the left when traveling north on State Highway 97.)

Marker installed: 2005

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.