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Fort McHenry

Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort on , now a neighborhood of , . It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended from an attack by the British Royal Navy from on September 13–14, 1814.
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: United States fort in Baltimore, Maryland
  • Address: 2400 East Fort Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21230

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Armistead Monument and Orpheus with the Awkward Foot.

Work of art
Photo: Midnightdreary, CC BY 3.0.
The is a bronze statue of Col. George Armistead, by Edward Berge. It is located at Fort McHenry, . It was dedicated on September 12, 1914. The inscription reads: CAST BY ROMAN BRONZE WORKS NY BERGE signed founder's mark appears. is situated 620 feet north of Fort McHenry.

Work of art
Photo: Bohemian Baltimore, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a monumental statue located at Fort McHenry in , , United States. The monument, designed by sculptor Charles Henry Niehaus, was commissioned by the United States Commission of Fine Arts to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner", written by Francis Scott Key during the Battle of Baltimore in 1814. is situated 730 feet northwest of Fort McHenry.

Lighthouse
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The Lazaretto Point Light was a historic lighthouse in Baltimore harbor. Though long demolished, a replica stands near its original site. is situated 2,400 feet east of Fort McHenry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Locust Point and Canton.

Neighborhood
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is a peninsular neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland. Located in South Baltimore, the neighborhood is entirely surrounded by the Industrial Area; the traditional boundaries are Lawrence street to the west and the to the north, south, and east.

Neighborhood
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is a historic waterfront neighborhood in Baltimore, , . The neighborhood is along Baltimore's outer harbor in the southeastern section of the city, roughly 2 miles east of and next to or near the neighborhoods of Patterson Park, Fell's Point, , and .

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is a historic maritime neighborhood east of 's Inner Harbor area that contains the city's densest collection of pubs, bars, and restaurants.

Fort McHenry

Latitude
39.26324° or 39° 15′ 48″ north
Longitude
-76.57988° or 76° 34′ 48″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Inception
1776
Open location code
87F57C7C+72
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1220301007
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Geo­Names ID
8629301
Wiki­data ID
Q1438634
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Fort McHenry” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Fort McHenry”
  • Cebuano: “Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine”
  • Chinese: “麥克亨利堡”
  • Chinese: “麥克亨利堡國家歷史文物古蹟”
  • Dutch: “Fort McHenry”
  • French: “Fort Mc Henry”
  • French: “fort McHenry”
  • French: “Fort McHenry”
  • German: “Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine”
  • German: “Fort McHenry”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר מק-הנרי”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר מק’הנרי”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר מקהנרי”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת מק-הנרי”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת מק’הנרי”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת מקהנרי”
  • Hebrew: “פורט מק-הנרי”
  • Hebrew: “פורט מק’הנרי”
  • Hebrew: “פורט מקהנרי”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng McHenry”
  • Italian: “Fort McHenry”
  • Japanese: “フォートマクヘンリー”
  • Japanese: “マクヘンリー砦国立記念碑と歴史堂”
  • Korean: “맥헨리 요새”
  • Malay: “Kubu McHenry”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort McHenry”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fort McHenry”
  • Norwegian: “Fort McHenry”
  • Persian: “فورت مک‌هنری”
  • Polish: “Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine”
  • Polish: “Fort McHenry National Monument”
  • Polish: “Fort McHenry”
  • Portuguese: “Fort McHenry”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte McHenry”
  • Swedish: “Fort McHenry nationalmonument”

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Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort McHenry”. Photo: ScottyBoy900Q, CC BY-SA 3.0.