The birthplace of The Star-Spangled Banner is rich with American history that goes beyond the War of 1812. Fort McHenry was instrumental in securing Baltimore for the Union in the early days of ...

Completed in 1803, Fort McHenry played a pivotal role during the War of 1812 Battle of Baltimore. Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine was the last line of defense for the United ...

During the War of 1812, British forces sailed to Baltimore, Maryland, intent on attacking the city. But Baltimore was defended by Fort McHenry — a star-shaped fort perfectly situated on the Baltimore ...

After British soldiers marched on Washington, won and burned the Capitol in August 1814, they headed toward Baltimore. On September 13-14 1814, the British attacked Fort McHenry during the Battle ...

In September 1814, during the War of 1812, British naval forces launched a relentless bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. For 25 grueling hours, approximately 1,800 shells rained down on ...

“War is over.” On Saturday, the eve of the armistice’s centenary, staff and volunteers from Fort McHenry came to Williams’ gravesite at the Baltimore National Cemetery to remember her ...

Francis Scott Key awoke aboard a British warship after watching the terrifying 25-hour bombardment of Fort McHenry — and ... in a 2007 account of the Battle of Baltimore.

It was originally penned as a poem by Francis Scott Key the morning after a 25-hour bombardment on Fort McHenry, known as The Battle of Baltimore During The War of 1812. "Francis Scott Key was an ...

Lisa Walker was moving to Brazilian pop music and snapping photos — as was her ... inspired by the bombardment of Fort McHenry, in Baltimore, during the war between the United States and Great ...

“Not as well known or remembered is the crucial role played by the City of Baltimore and Fort McHenry in determining the outcome of the war.” In 1861, volunteers answered a call from President ...