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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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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

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

“As long as Fort McHenry is standing watch over Inner Harbor, the Orioles will remain in Baltimore,” Angelos wrote.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 13, 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

He was conveyed to Annapolis, and subsequently to Fort McHenry, and was soon afterwards released.

From Baltimore and The Nineteenth of April, 1861 A Study of the War by George William Brown

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