Welcome to the second of the Park Avenue group's features on the National Parks. Today's feature is by JenS about Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine.
When our nation got fed up with the press-ganging of our sailors by the British Navy and declared war on England in 1812, we had forts ready to defend our coastal cities. One of the most famous is Fort McHenry which sits at the south side of the entrance to Baltimore Harbor. And it’s famous because of a poet and an English drinking song.
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