Historical Marker
The Mayesville Story
Historical marker location:
Mayesville, South Carolina
( Marker is on South Main Street East near Liberty Street, on the left.)
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.