Camp Umoja unites Baltimore City, suburban youth Some students are getting a true Fort McHenry experience. They're participants in a traditional War of 1812 Fife and Drum Camp. "I'm a really big ...

The U.S. declared war on England on June 18, 1812 to “preserve Free Trade & Sailor’s Rights,” according to Fort McHenry’s website. After British soldiers marched on Washington, won and ...

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 ...

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 ...

One hundred years ago at Fort McHenry, commemorating the rockets’ red glare of the War of 1812 was probably the furthest thing from people’s minds. That’s because the fort, which had so ...

BALTIMORE (WJZ)-- When the United States waged war against England 200 years ... the lead interpreter at Fort McHenry, said. "It brings 1812 alive, brings history alive and I can use that when ...

She then details the story behind the Star Spangled Banner, which Francis Scott Key wrote in tribute to the defenders of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. Laurita and Lauren take a fascinating ...

“This is the feel-good side of the War of 1812,” says Vince Vaise, Fort McHenry’s chief interpreter. “We won the battle here, we don’t hate the British anymore, and the flag and national ...

Maj. George Armistead, commander of Fort McHenry, had requested that a giant flag be made to fly over the fort a year earlier, with the War of 1812 well underway and certain at some point he would ...