Fort McHenry

Back in January we visited Fort McHenry to see where the Star Spangled Banner flew during the War of 1812. The British claimed Baltimore was a "nest of pirates" and mounted a multi-pronged attack against the city that ultimate did not go their way. Francis Scott Key witnessed the attack on Fort McHenry from a boat in the Chesapeake Bay where he had been detained by the British during a prisoner exchange negotiation.

View of the bay from the walls of the fort.

This flag is not as big as the Star Spangled Banner.

Cannons facing the bay.

Enter the fort through the archway.

Fort McHenry reminded me of our trip to Fort Scott.
 Both have two-story, balconied buildings set in a semi-circle.
The round roofed building in the picture below stored all the arms and gunpowder. It was actually damaged during the bombardment but the walls were thick enough that the gunpowder did not explode.

Beckett wanders through the fort.

Beckett also got his very own little flag. He loves flags and is very good at spotting them from the car. The whole time we were at the fort he kept telling us "nice to the flag."