after the raising of a smaller 17 x 25-foot storm flag over Fort McHenry. Ruby Jason, 4, of Alexandria, VA, peeks under the 30 x 42-foot garrison flag during a visit to Fort McHenry with her ...

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.

Francis Scott Key awoke aboard a British warship after watching the terrifying 25-hour bombardment of Fort McHenry — and, by dawn's early light, was stunned to find that our flag was still there ...

It was also Flag Day, and that holds a special meaning for many. Meghan McCorkell was at Fort McHenry as crowds honored history. It was an emotional commemoration as Americans here in Baltimore ...

WEBVTT WELCOME TO THE SUNDAY GARDENER. OUR LOCATION TODAY IS FORT MCHENRY ON A GORGEOUS DAY. WE HAVE A FLAG BEHIND US. IT IS THE FORT MCHENRY FLAG, THE WAR OF 1812 FLAG. 15 STARS AND 15 STRIPES.

Snapping, swishing, streaming, the huge star-spangled banner dances over Ft. McHenry. The mesmerizing flag gives the fort life. You’ll consider yourself fortunate if you happen to be here on a ...

The summer season kicks off in a big way at Fort McHenry on Sunday. Ron Matz reports it's all about fort, flag and freedom. The home of the Star Spangled Banner will be the place to be on Sunday ...

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 ...

It was, of course, the huge American flag that flew over Baltimore's Fort McHenry on a hot summer night in 1814. "Was," because this object at hand, the original Star-Spangled Banner, is no longer ...