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

Francis Scott Key was believed to be near the site of the future bridge in 1814 when he observed the British bombardment of Fort McHenry, where he served as quartermaster, during the War of 1812.

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

On the 27th of June, General Banks arrested Marshal Kane and confined him in Fort McHenry.

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