Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
- Address: Fort Ave
- Vicinity: Locust Point, at E end of Fort Ave
O! say can you see,...
by the dawn's early light, a large red, white and blue banner? Whose broad stripes and bright stars...were so gallantly streaming! over the star-shaped Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore, September 13-14, 1814. The valiant defense of the fort inspired Francis Scott Key to write The Star-Spangled Banner. - NPS