Fort Sumter

Summary

Fort Sumter is a sea fort^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of sea_fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,149 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fort Sumter is located in Charleston^[3].
• Fort Sumter is in the country of United States^[4].
• Fort Sumter is on the body of water Charleston Harbor^[5].
• Fort Sumter's image is recorded as FortSumter2009.jpg^[6].
• Fort Sumter's continent is recorded as Americas^[7].
• Fort Sumter's instance of is recorded as sea fort^[8].
• Fort Sumter's instance of is recorded as Passport to Your National Parks cancellation location^[9].
• Fort Sumter's owned by is recorded as National Park Service^[10].
• Thomas Sumter is named after Fort Sumter^[11].
• Fort Sumter's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85050902^[12].
• Fort Sumter's part of is recorded as Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park^[13].
• Fort Sumter's Commons category is recorded as Fort Sumter^[14].
• Fort Sumter's has part is recorded as Battery Huger^[15].
• +1811-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Fort Sumter^[16].
• Fort Sumter's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.7525, 'lon': -79.874444}^[17].
• Fort Sumter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k_4_^[18].
• Fort Sumter's significant event is recorded as Battle of Fort Sumter^[19].
• Fort Sumter's significant event is recorded as Second Battle of Fort Sumter^[20].
• Fort Sumter's official website is recorded as https://www.nps.gov/fosu/^[21].
• Fort Sumter's Commons gallery is recorded as Fort Sumter^[22].
• Fort Sumter's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[23].
• Fort Sumter's described by source is recorded as FortWiki^[24].
• Fort Sumter's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[25].
• Fort Sumter's described by source is recorded as Starforts^[26].
• Fort Sumter's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[27].

Body

Geography

Fort Sumter is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Charleston^[3]. It is on the body of water Charleston Harbor^[5]. Its continent is recorded as Americas^[7]. Its part of is recorded as it and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park^[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sea fort^[8] and Passport to Your National Parks cancellation location^[9]. Fort Sumter's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property^[28].

History and Context

+1811-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Fort Sumter^[16]. Its owned by is recorded as National Park Service^[10]. Thomas Sumter is named after it^[11].

Why It Matters

Fort Sumter ranks in the top 6% of sea_fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,149 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]