Remembering Dr. King

Historical marker location:

Columbia, South Carolina

( Marker is on Harden Street near Greene Street, in the median.)

Marker installed: 2011

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.