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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: May 3, 2010
Caption: Mouth of the Channel at Charleston
Additional Description: Looking toward the sea from Fort Sumter. In the distance on the right is Morris Island, which has eroded and retreated inland since the time of the war. Federal ironclads maneuvered in front of Fort Sumter during the attack. Later the Keokuk grounded off Morris Island when it sank.
Submitted: May 15, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p108740
File Size: 0.820 Megabytes

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