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Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Fort McHenry is forever associated with Francis Scott Key'...
Fort McHenry
1814 - 1914
1776
Whetstone Point shore bat...
Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine
As a guardian of Baltimore’s harbor, Fort McHenry is...
Evolution of Fort McHenry
After the Battle of Baltimore in 1814, Fort McHenry contin...
Results for Fort McHenry
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 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 ...
Evolution of Fort McHenry
After the Battle of Baltimore in 1814, Fort McHenry continued as a military post for more than a hundred years. The U.S. Army constructed buildings outside the star fort and modified existing structures to serve the needs of the time.
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