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 ...

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.

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 ...

WBAL NewsRadio 1090/FM 101.5 - The Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine will commemorate Defenders' Day from Sept. 9 to Sept. 11 with activities for people of all ages.

The British planned to attack Fort McHenry and then raid the city as they did to Washington, D.C. They bombarded the fort with their cannons all night while Key watched.

1814: ‘Our flag was still there’ over Fort McHenry. Francis Scott Key observes the bombardment and the U.S. flag over Fort McHenry in this artistic rendition. (Getty Images) ...

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.

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.