Fort McHenry

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.

Example Sentences

The Northwest branch of the Patapsco River in Baltimore near Fort McHenry should see moderate flooding, possibly tying for its fourth-greatest water level recorded.

From Washington Post

Francis Scott Key wrote a poem that became the national anthem after watching a large group of British ships bomb a much smaller American force at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.

From Washington Post

After watching the American victory at the Battle of Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key wrote the “Star-Spangled Banner.”

From The Daily Beast

After Fort McHenry, Palin headed toward Gettysburg, Pa., where she is expected to tour the Civil War battlefields Tuesday.

From The Daily Beast

They had bombarded Fort McHenry for twenty-five hours, throwing nearly two thousand shells.

From Project Gutenberg

The flag of Fort McHenry, which inspired the song, still exists in a fair state of preservation.

From Project Gutenberg

The day was calm and still, with no wind to lift the flag that drooped around its staff over Fort McHenry.

From Project Gutenberg

Were the guns of Fort McHenry to be turned upon the inhabitants?

From Project Gutenberg

That was on the second day after the bombardment of Fort McHenry.

From Project Gutenberg