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Private dollars keep tours to Fort Sumter afloat as the government shutdown goes on. What’s next?

CHARLESTON — When the government shut down Oct. 1, tours to Fort Sumter abruptly ceased, as funding to staff national parks across the country was cut off. But the Charleston excursions to and from ...
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Contract signed with Fort Sumter Tours

(Sullivans Island-AP) June 26, 2006 - The National Park Service has signed a new 10-year-contract with Fort Sumter Tours to provide service for visitors to Fort Sumter in Charleston. The fort is ...
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Fort Sumter boat shuttle operator takes a new tack after more than 6 decades

Long before he entered state politics, George "Chip" Campsen III went to work for his father's maritime business at age 15 as a deckhand. By 19, he had his captain’s license. Now in his mid-60s, the ...
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Fort Sumter Tour Reveals Artillery Projectile from Civil War

During a historic tour of Fort Sumter, we discover an artillery projectile still lodged in the fort’s wall a silent witness to Civil War battles fought over 150 years ago. This incredible find brings ...
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Park Service dir. tours Ft. Sumter

(Charleston-AP) Aug. 24, 2004 - The director of the National Park Service has gotten a good look at the problems facing Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Fran Mainella says she's touring the 388 sites ...