Now, threads from the original Star-Spangled Banner that flew during the War of 1812 are added to the 9/11 flag in its final patch. As dusk approaches at Fort McHenry, the crowds helped fold the ...

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 ...

WE HAVE A FLAG BEHIND US. IT IS THE FORT MCHENRY FLAG, THE WAR OF 1812 FLAG. 15 STARS AND 15 STRIPES. THAT WAS WHAT WAS GOING ON BACK THEN. SO WE HAVE GONE BACK TO A 13 STAR AND 13 STRIPE BUT WE ...

The birthplace of The Star-Spangled Banner is rich with American history that goes beyond the War of 1812. Fort McHenry was instrumental ... intro video and other flag-related exhibits.

Adds Vince Vaise, Fort McHenry’s chief of interpretation ... Martin O’Malley may even show up, in his replica War of 1812 uniform.) With the flag proudly waving over the fort’s 21st ...

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). SHANNON ...

Designed to fly from a 90-foot pole, the flag measured 30 by 42 feet. Now it is 30 by 34 feet, reduced by wear and tear at Fort McHenry and by uncounted bits and pieces snipped off as mementos.

The raising of the American flag on September 14th inspired Francis ... After the War of 1812, Fort McHenry remained an active military fortification. Many additions were made to the fort after ...

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 ...

Flag! And Fire! From the Fort McHenry Guard to the stars and stripes ... The Maryland Science Center is showing an IMAX film about the War of 1812, and there are two exhibits about the flag ...

It was, of course, the huge American flag that flew over Baltimore's Fort McHenry on a hot summer night ... cherished about the glories of the War of 1812. One episode that's hard to forget ...