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Fort McHenry is located near Baltimore's Inner Harbor area. The fort's history dates to the Revolutionary War in 1776 when Baltimore residents feared a British attack, so a fort was made at the site from mounds of dirt. Baltimore was spared from an attack during the Revolutionary War, prompting the military to construct a sturdier Fort McHenry. It was named for James McHenry, a politician who secured most of the funds for the project. Fort McHenry gained its place in history during the War of 1812 when the British mounted an attack on Baltimore. British forces bombarded Fort McHenry for 25 hours and eventually gave up when they could not destroy the fort. Francis Scott Key saw the events u...
Fort McHenry is located near Baltimore's Inner Harbor area. The fort's history dates to the Revolutionary War in 1776 when Baltimore residents feared a British attack, so a fort was made at the site from mounds of dirt. Baltimore was spared from an attack during the Revolutionary War, prompting the military to construct a sturdier Fort McHenry. It was named for James McHenry, a politician who secured most of the funds for the project. Fort McHenry gained its place in history during the War of 1812 when the British mounted an attack on Baltimore. British forces bombarded Fort McHenry for 25 hours and eventually gave up when they could not destroy the fort. Francis Scott Key saw the events unfold and noticed the fort's American flag was still flying despite the attack. He commemorated the Battle of Fort McHenry with a poem that was later set to music and called "The Star Spangled Banner." There is a monument to Francis Scott Key and "The Star Spangled Banner" at Fort McHenry today. The fort is a popular destination for field trips by Baltimore area schoolchildren. In addition to being open to the public for tours, a group of re-enactors known as the Fort McHenry Guard dress in period garb and help interpret Fort McHenry's past and place in history. The Fort McHenry tunnel, a major infrastructure project that carries Interstate 95 under the Patapsco River, passes just south of Fort McHenry.
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Fearless or foolhardy?
You'd think that after 14-year-old Destinee Parker, a Montebello Elementary/Middle School student with no underlying health conditions, died this fall from the H1N1 virus, city parents would be rushing to get their children vaccinated. And with news of...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine, Swine Flu, Health and Safety at School, Vaccines
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What's better than a carousel?
Baltimore's vintage Inner Harbor Carousel could be replaced by a pirate-themed theater, a miniature golf course, a traveling Ripley's Believe or Not exhibit or a Ferris wheel.
It also might give way to a new carousel, with figures shaped like anything...Tags: National Aquarium Baltimore, William Donald Schaefer, Family, Museum Dioramas, Finance
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Considering retirement, Rolle offers advice to secondary
Any relief the Ravens may have gotten in the secondary is nearly gone as veteran cornerback Samari Rolle contemplates retirement. Rolle, though, has one major bit of advice for his partners on the backend. And former Pittsburgh and Ravens Pro Bowl...Tags: Family, Super Bowl, Samari Rolle, Retirement, Multi-Sport Events
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Until backs make plays, it's bombs away on Ravens defense
Any relief the Ravens might have gotten in the secondary is nearly gone as veteran cornerback Samari Rolle contemplates retirement. Rolle, though, has one major piece of advice for his partners in the defensive backfield.
And Rod Woodson, the former...Tags: Family, Super Bowl, Samari Rolle, Retirement, Multi-Sport Events
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Schaefer statue makes him one with the people
Baltimore Sun reporterWilliam Donald Schaefer spent a lifetime cultivating his reputation as a "man of the people." That's just how sculptor Rodney Carroll depicts him in the Inner Harbor sculpture that will be unveiled at 1 p.m. Monday to mark Schaefer's 88th birthday....Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Colleges and Universities, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Sheila Dixon, William Donald Schaefer
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Susquehanna spans need work
Recent inspections have found "advanced deterioration" of the pier foundations of the Maryland Transportation Authority's two bridges over the Susquehanna River on Interstate 95 and U.S. 40 - forcing the agency to put repairs to the supporting...Tags: Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Technology, John F. Kennedy, Transportation, Baltimore Inner Harbor
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Watching the ebb and flow of harbor's changing scene
Those going to this weekend's Fells Point Fun Festival might consider a farewell appreciative look at the Moran tugboats that tie up alongside Recreation Pier at the foot of Broadway. They might not be around next year if this site begins a long-discussed...Tags: Federal Hill Park, Tourism and Leisure, Patapsco, Fells Point, Cruises
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No free E-ZPass? Oh, the humanity
In Annapolis, when the going gets tough, it's time to make it appear like you're suffering, too. Let us not shed too many tears for Maryland lawmakers for surrendering their free E-Pass transponders and their days of toll-free driving. House Speaker...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Awards and Prizes, Laws, Trips and Vacations
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1918 epidemic sent many to final rest on Flu Hill
Hearing the terrifying stories in my childhood about the 1918 influenza epidemic that took the lives of about 5,160 Marylanders propelled me as an adult to learn more. While both of my grandmothers told me their versions of the agony, it was Sister Mary...Tags: Flu, Colleges and Universities, Patapsco, Halloween, Communicable Diseases
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Beer Week should score with Boog Powell in the lineup
Baltimore is getting its first beer week, and I say it's about time. This city has had beer bubbling in its veins for years. Tomorrow evening, Boog Powell, the former Oriole slugger who has become this town's friendly father figure, will crack open a cask...Tags: USS Constellation, Distilling and Brewing Industry, History, Major League Baseball, Minority Groups
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Baltimore: What happened to your signs?
When driving between Washington and your most enjoyable city, I utilize the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, and when transiting Baltimore to and from points north, I prefer to use the Harbor Tunnel to the less direct Fort McHenry Tunnel. However on...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Symbols and Symbolism, Little Italy (Baltimore, Maryland)
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