Hike Details

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine

Difficulty: Easy

Elevation: 31.66ft

Location: 2400 East Fort Avenue Baltimore, MD 21230 - Directions

Description:
by the dawn's early light, a large red, white and blue banner? Whose broad stripes and bright stars... were so gallantly streaming...over Fort McHenry! The valiant defense of the fort during the Battle of Baltimore on September 13-14, 1814 inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words that became the U.S. national anthem. The fort's history holds many other stories too, from the Civil War to WWII.