The historic Fort Sumter site in Charleston, South Carolina, where the Civil War began, is getting a dramatic makeover.
One that “woke” Americans won’t be too happy with.
The National Park Service reportedly removed a sign informing visitors of the threat of climate change, according to reports.
On Thursday, The New York Times reported that earlier this month, the Park Service removed a sign informing visitors that “as the earth’s climate changes, rising seas could inundate most of the fort’s walls,” warning that the ground would be “constantly submerged” if Charleston Harbor’s sea level rose by four feet.
The report cited three anonymous federal employees, who suggested that the sign’s removal was in accordance with President Donald Trump’s executive order in March calling for the removal of “improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology” from federal sites, including parks and museums.
Interior Department spokesperson Elizabeth Peace told the New York Times that the National Park Service is “taking action to remove or revise interpretive materials” to ensure “accuracy, honesty and alignment with shared national values.”
Pearce did not comment about the specific sign’s removal.
The move was met with criticism by other National Parks reps.
Kristen Brengel, senior vice president for government affairs at the National Parks Conservation Association, told The New York Times that the Trump administration was guilty of “censoring climate science” by removing the sign.
Fort Sumter is a sea fort located in Charleston, S.C., and was the site of an attack by Confederate forces in 1861, which led to the start of the American Civil War.