Fort McHenry is a pentagonal bastion fort in Baltimore, Maryland. It is significant for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British from the Chesapeake Bay on September 13-14, 1814.
Right at the entrance you will see a huge statue of Orpheus, the hero of music and poetry on the lawn. Across the lawn you come to a path in front of the Fort and right with water where the gees were enjoying themselves. From there, you will also have a good view of Baltimore Harbor.
When walking on the walls of the Fort, you can be right there with the cannons that were used in the war.
It was there when Francis Scott Key stood aboard the deck of an American ship on September 14, 1814 and witnessed Britain's twenty-five-hour bombardment of the Fort, and then the raising of the American flag. This image inspired Key to write a song that later became "The Star-Spangled Banner"!
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