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Some campers are learning that first hand at Fort McHenry this week and this weekend, the public can take part in an experience that will take them back in time. Skip to content NOWCAST WBAL-TV 11 ...
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 ...
BALTIMORE – Recently I had the opportunity to visit Fort McHenry in Baltimore. Although this National Monument and Historic Shrine played a significant role in three of our nation’s wars — the War of ...
When the United States waged war against England 200 years ago, Baltimore was at its center. Not only was the battle at Fort McHenry important, so too was what was being built in the Inner Harbor.
Baltimore went a little War-of-1812-crazy last year, when some 1.5 million people crowded into the Inner Harbor to celebrate the bicentennial of the last time Great Britain invaded the U.S. And thi… ...
There’s another part of the story of Fort McHenry, one that is not much concerned with the War of 1812 and the bombing that inspired “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Scott Sheads, 42, the ...
So, the flag they would have flown during the War of 1812, the thing that makes Fort McHenry famous, makes us a national monument and historic shrine. ♪ ("Yankee Doodle" playing). So was that fun?
The ultimate result was “that other war,” which has so long shadowed 1812. It looms even at Fort McHenry, where Maryland legislators were sequestered in 1861 so they couldn’t vote for secession.
Representatives of the United States, Britain and Canada marked the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812 during a ceremony Monday at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry, with the former ...
The Battle of Fort McHenry. Posted: February 28, 2025 | Last updated: July 10, 2025. The War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain ultimately ended in stalemate, but in the aftermath ...
BALTIMORE (WJZ)—Some Baltimore City schools students got a very interactive history lesson at Fort McHenry Monday. Monique Griego has more on the new online video game released for the ...