Fort McHenry National Monument And Historic Shrine
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Address | 2400 E Fort Ave, Baltimore, MD 21230, United States |
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Area | 17 |
Hours | Open ⋅ Closes 5PM |
Established | March 3, 1925 |
Phone | +1 410-962-4290 |
Did you know | Fort McHenry was named after early American statesman James McHenry (16 November 1753 – 3 May 1816), a Scots-Irish immigrant and surgeon-soldier. |
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ID | 1415138 |
About Fort McHenry National Monument And Historic Shrine
Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort located in the Locust Point neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy from the Chesapeake Bay on September 13–14, 1814.
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