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, 4 ...

How the flag that flew proudly over Fort McHenry in September 1814 made its way to the Smithsonian. A 1914 photo of the Star-Spangled Banner undergoing conservation in the Smithsonian Castle ...

The actual flag raised over Fort McHenry by the dawn’s early light on Sept. 14 enjoys a place of honor today at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

SHANNON: Alright, so you raised the flag over Fort McHenry, not everybody gets to do that. Fort McHenry was built in 1802, it is a 43-acre park situated just inside the city.

-- What flag flew on John Paul Jones's ship? -- What happened to the flag in New York City? -- What kind of flag flew over Fort McHenry? -- Why was the Fort McHenry flag called the Star-Spangled ...

The American flag that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore in September 1814 had 15 stars and 15 stripes, each representing a state in the still-fledgling United States.

When morning came, Key expected to see the British flag over Fort McHenry, but instead saw the American flag still waving. When Key was released, he wrote a poem titled “Defence of Fort McHenry ...