Fort McHenry

American  

noun

1. a fort in N Maryland, at the entrance to Baltimore harbor: during its bombardment by the British in 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote The Star-Spangled Banner.

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Example Sentences

The Harbor Tunnel carries double the daily traffic of the Key Bridge and the Fort McHenry Tunnel much more than that.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024

In Baltimore, Debbie Funk sported a blue surgical mask as she and husband, Jack Hughes, took their daily walk around Fort McHenry, a national monument overlooking the Patapsco River.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2023

Let’s consider another proclamation, this one delivered by President Trump on May 25, 2020, at Fort McHenry in Baltimore.

From Washington Times • May 29, 2022

The first print reference to “Maryland is for Crabs” that Answer Man can find is in a 1975 Washington Post story about a Fourth of July gathering at Fort McHenry in Baltimore.

From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 2021

Key, Francis, composes "The Star spangled Banner," while witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry, ii.

From The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 by Headley, Joel Tyler