Fort McHenry
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Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort on Locust Point, now a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy from Chesapeake Bay on September 13–14, 1814.
Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Flag that flew over Fort McHenry during its bombardment in 1814, which was witnessed by Francis Scott Key. The family of Major George Armistead, the commander of the fort, donated the flag to the Smithsonian Institution in 1912.
A replica of the 15-star/15-stripe U.S. flag that currently flies over Fort McHenry
Inner Harbor
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The Inner Harbor is a historic seaport, tourist attraction, and landmark in Baltimore, Maryland. It was described by the Urban Land Institute in 2009 as "the model for post-industrial waterfront redevelopment around the world". The Inner Harbor is located at the mouth of Jones Falls, creating the wide and short northwest branch of the Patapsco River. The district includes any water west of a line drawn between the foot of President Street and the American Visionary Art Museum.
The Inner Harbor in Baltimore in August 2020
Baltimore's Inner Harbor seen from Federal Hill with the Washington Monument in the background in 1849
The Inner Harbor neighborhood is centered on a tourism-friendly plaza that surrounds part of the harbor.
Baltimore's Inner Harbor at sunset in 2017 (panorama scrolls left and right)