But Baltimore was defended by Fort McHenry — a star-shaped fort perfectly situated on the Baltimore Harbor. On the morning of September 13, 1814, the British navy attacked ... Nation's Treasured Park ...

BALTIJMORE, MD — 01/02/2009 — Visitors stand in line, holding a 30 x 42-ft replica flag that they helped lower at sunset, as they get ready to store it at Fort McHenry National Park Friday ...

The Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine will commemorate ... It also honors the writing of the National Anthem in 1814. This will be the second time in four years that all events ...

14, 1814. The Baltimore attorney ... according to the NPS. Fort McHenry today enjoys a special status not only as a national monument but as a U.S. historic shrine. The state of Maryland honors ...

Fort McHenry, near Baltimore ... bombardment of the city by the British in 1814. It was this flag that prompted Francis Scott Key to compose the National anthem while the bombardment was at ...

Good morning folks, and welcome to Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine ... The Battle of Baltimore comes around in the summer of 1814, and Baltimore at that point in time is ...

In September 1814, two years after the War of 1812 ... in the U.S., according to the National Park Service's Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine.His personal history has made ...

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine is a famous site located in Baltimore best known for its role in the War of 1812. During the Battle of Baltimore in September 1814, the fort ...

14, 1814. The Baltimore attorney ... The actual flag raised over Fort McHenry by the dawn’s early light on Sept. 14 enjoys a place of honor today at the National Museum of American History ...