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Friday, June 14, 2013  Several Flag Day events are being held in the Charleston area.

Friday, December 14, 2012  A gun like those used by Confederates in the final months defending Fort Sumter is again back on the ramparts of the Charleston fort.

Monday, May 14, 2012  Students, faculty and staff from the University of South Carolina are boarding a bus to learn more about the state.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012  This weekend the United States National Parks will offer free admission to all 397 locations in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Thursday, April 14, 2011  The Union flag is being lowered at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor as the commemoration of the start of the nation's bloodiest conflict winds down.  Re-enactors raise the Confederate Stars and Bars and Union re-enactors leave the Fort in Charleston Harbor Thursday, where they have camped since last weekend.

Monday, April 11, 2011  Some 300 re-enactors are camped out at Patriots Point in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.  Sunday morning began with a period church service, followed by artillery drills and cannon firing.

Monday, April 11, 2011  Fort Sumter in Charleston will be open for events marking the 150th anniversary fo the Civil War.  The events were endangered by a possible government shutdown in Washington, D.C.

Thursday, April 07, 2011  Looming federal government shutdown could close some US parks during prime tourism season

Wednesday, April 06, 2011  A spokesman for the National Park Service says if there is a partial government shutdown, Fort Sumter in Charleston will close at midnight Friday.  And that will mean the touchstone of Tuesday's 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War will be closed next week.

Thursday, March 31, 2011  A national conference on the causes and consequences of civil wars is being held in South Carolina as the 150th anniversary of the first shots of the Civil War approaches.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010  Organizers of events marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in South Carolina say the commemorations may spark differences of opinion and evoke painful memories.

Monday, August 30, 2010  The Civil War began in South Carolina nearly 150 years ago and officials are looking for money to mark the anniversaries over the coming five years.

Friday, October 02, 2009  Officials think a flag used by South Carolina military cadets three months before the Civil War has been found in an Iowa museum.

Saturday, May 02, 2009  Some new discoveries about Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor are being revealed this weekend.