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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Fort McHenry

From a park near Fort McHenry, visitors can see the giant cargo ship that struck the bridge and remains lodged in the wreckage.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2024

Another $124,000 occurred at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, while duplicate transactions also were registered at the Fort McHenry Tunnel in Baltimore and the six other facilities.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2023

“As I have said before, as long as Fort McHenry is standing watch over the Inner Harbor, the Orioles will remain in Baltimore,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2022

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

During the defense of Fort McHenry Colonel Armistead had under him about 1,000 men, including soldiers, sailors, and volunteers.

From Presentation Pieces in the Museum of History and Technology Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper No. 47 [Smithsonian Institution] by Margaret Brown Klapthor