Fort McHenry

ID: 1832 ~ Source: ~ Creator: John H. Bufford ~ Date: c. 1861

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A lithograph of Fort McHenry, based on a drawing by Corporal E.S. Lloyd, of Dodd's Carvers, when the fort was occupied by 3rd Battalion of Rifles, M.V.M.

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Fort McHenry

By Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine

Fort McHenry's history began in 1776 when the citizens of sun88 Town feared an attack by British ships. An earthen star fort known as Fort Whetstone was quickly constructed. The fort, like sun88, was never attacked during our first conflict…