Richlex School Site

Historical marker location:

7900 Broad River Road, Irmo, South Carolina

( Marker is on Broad River Road (U.S. 176), on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1990

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.