• Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort on Locust Point, now a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Whose broad stripes and bright stars... were so gallantly streaming...over Fort McHenry! The valiant defense of the fort during the Battle of Baltimore on...
  • Visited the Baltimore area during President’s weekend, as the kids wanted to go to the aquarium, but us parent’s made them come to Fort McHenry first.
  • Today, Fort McHenry serves not only as a cherished historical site but as an emblematic presence in Baltimore, enlightening visitors about its past grandeur.
  • "A View of the Bombardment of Fort McHenry, Near Baltimore by the British Fleet. Taken from the Observatory Under the Command of Admirals Cochrane...
  • After occupying Washington, D.C. (August 1814), the British sailed up Chesapeake Bay , intent on capturing Baltimore. They bombarded Fort McHenry on...
  • Critical events changed the course of history at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, where soldiers successfully saved the city from British attack in 1812.
  • The easternmost end of the Baltimore Peninsula was the best natural location to build the defensive fort, Fort McHenry, to protect the city.
  • The first fort commissioned by the U.S. government, Fort McHenry was tested during the War of 1812 when the British attempted to take over Baltimore.
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