Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine

Fort McHenry is forever associated with Francis Scott Key's composition of "The Star Spangled Banner." Built as part of the East Coast defense system, Fort McHenry replaced Fort Whetstone. During the War of 1812, the British moved north to invade ...

Fort William Henry Harrison

1811 - - 1822

Built by Gov. Harrison, Oct., 1811, enroute to Tippecanoe to disperse the Indians at Prophet's Town.

Capt. Zachary Taylor defended the Fort against a savage Indian attack, Sept., 1812.

De-activated in 1822.

Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 41 ...

Fort Henry

The first Fort Henry was built during the War of 1812 to protect the British dockyards in Navy Bay. The present limestone citadel, constructed between 1832 and 1837, replaced the old fort as part of a larger plan for ...

Fort Henry

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An earlier fort was built here on Point Henry during the War of 1812 primarily to defend the nearby naval dockyard. When the Rideau Canal was built as part of a military route connecting Kingston with Montreal, ...

Fort Henry

Built 1756; garrisoned during the French and Indian War by troops under Capt. Christian Busse. Pennsylvania's major frontier defense east of Ft. Augusta (Sunbury). The site is 3/4 mile to the northwest.

Marker is at the intersection of Lancaster Avenue ...

Fort Henry

Four blocks north is the traditional site of Fort Henry, established under the Act of 1645. In 1646 the fort was leased by Abraham Wood. From it, in 1650, Wood and Edmund Bland set out on an exploring expedition; and, ...

Fort McHenry

1814 - 1914

1776

Whetstone Point shore battery

1794

Star Fort begun.

Later named for Washington’s Secretary of War

1795

Reservation partly acquired by the United States

1814

Gallant defence during British bombardment inspired the writing of The Star-Spangled Banner

Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine

As a guardian of Baltimore’s harbor, Fort McHenry is the site of the sucessful defense of the city by American Forces during the British attack on September 12–14, 1814 which inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Fort ...

Site of Fort Henry

February 6, 1862

This site of the first Union attack on river routes in the West lies below Kentucky Lake. Only the easternmost rifle pits remain above water. Because of the high water in the fort, only Capt. Taylor's Co. B. ...

Fort Henry

Feb. 6, 1862

About 4 mi. N. this one of two forts erected to deny Tennessee River to the Federals. Ft. Heiman faced it from the Kentucky side. It was surrendered following naval bombardment, to Flag Officer A.H. Foote, USN, ...