Fort McHenry
, former U.S. military post in Baltimore harbor,
Md., located at the entry of the harbor at Whetstone Point. Built
1794-1805. In the War of 1812 it was bombarded (Sept. 13-14, 1814) by
a Br. fleet under Sir George Cockburn, but the fort, commanded by Maj.
George Armistead, resisted the attack. Its defense inspired Francis
Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner.” During the Civil War
the fort was a Union prison camp. Restored in 1933, it was
designated a Natl. Monument and Historic Site in 1939. Named after James McHenry, a Md. native who was
secretary to George Washington during the Revolution and secretary of
war (1796-1800).
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