History Trippin' 

We left Georgia and made our way north to Charleston, South Carolina.  We had already seen several major Civil War battlefields and the Lincoln Museum in Springfield, IL, so we knew a little bit about the Civil War, but Fort Sumter, in Charleston Harbor, is where it all began.  We had to see it. 

We visited the Fort Sumter National Monument at Fort Moultrie .  This fort is no longer in use and has been restored to show how it looked through every phase of history that it was in service.  You see how it looked when it guarded the harbor from submarines during WWII all the way back to when it was first built from Palmetto logs in 1776, plus all the different types of artillery used.  It's a great tour.  Just off the coast you can see Fort Sumter, and during the tour you get a great explanation of what happened at the start of the Civil War.  We completed the tour, then went back to the museum to complete the Jr. Ranger program.  Very worthwhile.  

According to the handy little map on our RV window, South Carolina is the 39th state on our tour!  Wow.  It's hard to believe it's almost over.  What an amazing blessing this trip has been.