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Article: Fort Moultrie at Fort Sumter National Monument to be Featured in United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program.
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- September 25, 2009
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The United States Mint announced that the nation will honor Fort Moultrie at Fort Sumter National Monument Park in South Carolina through its new quarter-dollar coin program. The Fort Moultrie design will be the 35th to be featured on coins released under the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program, and will be issued in 2016.
Fort Moultrie, the first fort on Sullivan's Island, was still incomplete when Commodore Sir Peter Parker and nine warships attacked it on June 28, 1776. After a nine-hour battle, the ships were forced to retire. Charleston was saved from British occupation, and the fort was named in honor of its commander, Colonel William ...