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Building Fort Sumter was a long process - RJNorton - 01-13-2016 11:35 AM Thank you to Laurie for sending this interesting link. http://www.moultrienews.com/article/20160107/MN01/160109901/1016#.Vo_WdfgbKzs.facebook RE: Building Fort Sumter was a long process - Jim Garrett - 01-18-2016 08:38 PM Several years ago, my wife's cousin from Rockport Ma. asked me about the rock used for the island upon which Ft. Sumter was constructed. Waite Rawls, Co-Executive Director of the American Civil War Museum / Museum of the Confederacy provided a great deal of research. Most of the stone was brought down by barge from a quarry in Rockport Ma. Waite even had receipts for the rock from Rockport.