Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Where the Civil War began, on an island in Charleston harbor.
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The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely.
- Region
- South Carolina, USA
- Position
- 32.7523, -79.8747
- Area
- 2 × 2 km
- Real elevation
- 0 to 7 m (7 m of relief)
- Printed size
- 150 mm (5.9 in) wide, about 1:13,300
- Heights
- 5× exaggeration
- Elevation data
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, 1–10 m per point
- Suggested color
- War map
- Group
- American history
About Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Fort Sumter is an incomplete sea fort at the mouth of Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, where the battle that sparked the American Civil War took place. Built on an artificial island in 1829 in response to the War of 1812, which had exposed the inadequacy of American coastal defenses, it remained unfinished on April 12, 1861, when it was attacked by Confederate forces and greatly damaged. Efforts at rebuilding after the Civil War never completed the fort's original plan, but since the middle of the 20th century it has been open to the public and operated by the National Park Service.
From Wikipedia: Fort Sumter, text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. The article’s history lists its authors.
Questions about Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Where is Fort Sumter?
Fort Sumter is in South Carolina, USA at 32.7523, -79.8747. The model covers a 2 by 2 kilometer square around that point.
How high is the terrain in the Fort Sumter model?
The land in this model runs from 0 to 7 m (7 m of relief). These are the measured heights, printed 5 times taller so the shape is easy to see.
Can I 3D print Fort Sumter?
Yes. Download the free Standard resolution STL and print it on any FDM or resin printer. It is 150 mm wide and about 7.7 mm tall, on a solid 5 mm base, at a scale of about 1:13,300. It also works for CNC carving. Use Customize to change the width, base thickness or height exaggeration, make it round or add a name plate.
How accurate is the Fort Sumter model?
It is built from real elevation measurements, not an artist's guess: the USGS 3D Elevation Program, mostly airborne laser scans at 1 to 10 meters per point. The shaded picture on this page is made from the same data.
Is the Fort Sumter model free?
The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely and is a paid upgrade.
What is a Fort Sumter terrain model good for?
People use it as a classroom history lesson, a battlefield-visit memento or a wargaming board.
About this terrain model
Embossify Terra builds Fort Sumter, South Carolina from real measured elevation, not an artist's guess. In the United States the heights come from the USGS 3D Elevation Program, mostly airborne laser scans that resolve every 1 to 10 meters.
The model covers a 2 by 2 kilometer square centered on 32.7523, -79.8747. It prints 150 mm (5.9 in) wide on a solid base, a scale of about 1:13,300. The heights are exaggerated 5× so the shape is easy to see and feel; you can change that when you customize the model. The sea is flattened to zero, so land stands on a clean base.
New to terrain printing? Read how Terra works. The shaded picture on this page is made by Embossify from the same elevation data.
