Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine (Baltimore, Maryland)

USA / Maryland / Baltimore / Baltimore, Maryland / East Fort Avenue, 2400
 park, monument, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, listed building / architectural heritage
2400 East Fort Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 962-4290
www.nps.gov/fomc/

The site of a battle between American soldiers and a British fleet as part of the Siege of Baltimore during War of 1812. After a day and night of bombardment the fort survived. This was the inspiration for Francis Scott Key's writing of the Star-Spangled Banner (National Anthem of the United States)- the lyrics were written on the deck of a British warship (where Key was being held) about 4 miles to the southeast.

This Second System fort was modernized as part of the Third System of fortification between 1836 and 1840.

As of 1851, it was intended to be armed with nineteen 42-pounder seacoast guns, eleven 32-pounder seacoast guns, twenty 24-pounder guns, six field pieces, seven 8" heavy seacoast howizters, two 13" mortars, seven 10" heavy mortars and two coehorn mortars, for a total of 74 guns.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_McHenry
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Coordinates:   39°15'49"N   76°34'51"W

Comments

  • how could the british get past the fort thats in the middle of the bay?
  • apart from sailing around it of coures
  • Because that fort wasn't there in 1814!!! That explains it!
  • yea it was! research before you post! the british didnt get by it they lost! you would know that if you listened to the words of the song!!
  • Ugh matt0695, forrestgumprock is referring to Ft. Carrol near the Key Bridge...which wasn't there in 1814! I know my stuff!
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