14, 1814. The Baltimore attorney ... Key was certain that American defenses at Fort McHenry, just 40 miles from the nation’s capital, would collapse under the attack's intensity.

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine was the last line of defense for the United States in 1814. Washington, ...

Visitors unfold the 30 x 42-foot 1814 replica garrison flag under the direction of Ranger Lynn McFarland, after the raising of a smaller 17 x 25-foot storm flag over Fort McHenry. Ruby Jason ...

A giant American flag above Baltimore's Fort McHenry on Sept. 14, 1814, signaling the city's rebuff of the mighty British navy during the War of 1812. In the run-up to the bicentennial celebration ...

Friday, 5:45 p.m.: The flag is carried via parade from Federal Hill to Fort McHenry Back in 1814, cannon atop Federal Hill warned Baltimore of the arrival of the British fleet. This year ...

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

This week marks 207 years since infantry troops from Baltimore fought off British troops at Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. The battle from Sept. 12-14, 1814, inspired Francis Scott Key to ...

History | Updated: July 1, 2024 | Originally Published: March 1, 2007 How the flag that flew proudly over Fort McHenry in September 1814 made its way to the Smithsonian Cate Lineberry; Updated by ...

The bridge was built mere yards from where Francis Scott Key watched the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in 1814, inspiring him to write the... Baltimore's Key Bridge, which collapsed after ...

Scholars believe it stood within 100 yards of the site where its namesake, Francis Scott Key, witnessed the failed British bombardment of Fort McHenry in September 1814. The bombardment was a key ...