Fort Moultrie

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Fort Moultrie
Part of Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, U.S.
Fort Moultrie in December 2006. The United States flag is at half-staff because of Gerald R. Ford's death.
Fort Moultrie in 1861.
Coordinates	32°45′33.81″N 79°51′28.05″W / 32.7593917°N 79.8577917°W / 32.7593917; -79.8577917
Site information
Owner	National Park Service
Open to the public	Yes
Site history
Built	1776 (1776)
In use	1776–1947
Battles/wars	Battle of Sullivan's Island

Fort Moultrie is a series of fortifications on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, built to protect the city of Charleston, South Carolina. The first fort, formerly named Fort Sullivan, built of palmetto logs, inspired the flag and nickname of South Carolina, as "The Palmetto State". The fort was renamed for the U.S. patriot commander in the Battle of Sullivan's Island, General William Moultrie. During British occupation, in 1780–1782, the fort was known as Fort Arbuthnot.