Early Charleston Road

Historical marker location:

Stateburg, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of North King's Highway (State Highway 261) and U.S. 76, on the right when traveling south on North King's Highway.)

Marker installed: 1952

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.