Mar 27, 2025 · Whose broad stripes and bright stars... were so gallantly streaming...over Fort McHenry! The valiant defense of the fort during the Battle of Baltimore on September 13-14, …

Fort McHenry was named after early American statesman James McHenry (1753–1816), a Scots-Irish immigrant and surgeon-soldier. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress from …

In 1798 construction began to expand upon Fort Whetstone with brick and stone masonry to create a new, more permanent, structure. The new fort was dubbed Fort McHenry, named …

Mar 7, 2025 · “The Star-Spangled Banner” Was Written Here But this star-shaped fort in Baltimore has done more than just inspire our national anthem. From fighting the British Army, back in …

The interior of Fort McHenry as seen through the sally port. FORT McHENRY occupies a preeminent position among the historic shrines and monuments of our country by reason of its …

Fort McHenry, perhaps the best of the few examples of the "Star Fort" type, or bastioned polygon, in this country, is chiefly famous for its protection of Baltimore at the time of the...

Jul 14, 2002 · Fort McHenry is the site of the major British bombardment in 1814 that inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" national anthem. The fort was rebuilt in …

Dec 2, 2002 · From 1861 to 1865, Fort McHenry was used as a detention camp for persons under investigation for suspected pro-Southern sentiments and as a prison camp for captured …

Now a unit of the National Park Service (NPS), Fort McHenry preserves and interprets the original late-eighteenth-century five-bastioned fortification, barracks, officers’ quarters, and powder …

The central feature of the area is the Star Fort, or Fort McHcnry proper, with its five bastions forming a five-pointed star. Within the fort are museum exhibits per taining to its history, events …