It was the key installation for the defense of Baltimore in the War of 1812
The fort saved the city and likely the mid atlantic from a British occupation. Seeing the flag wave over the fort as the national anthem plays will make you swell with pride. A must visit.
It sits on the river downstream from Baltimore. It's primary reason for existing is Baltimore's defense.
The flag mentioned in the Star Spangled Banner - the National Anthem - flew over this site.
Americans defended Baltimore from Ft McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812.
It defended Baltimore from the British
It provided airports in 1812 during the revolutionary war....ya know 91 years before airplanes were invented. But hey, gotta have ports before you have planes right?
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