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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNC0_1814-enlisted-mens-barracks-no-2_Baltimore-MD.html
Of the 60 soldiers in Captain Frederick Evans' company, U.S. Corps of Artillery, 16 soldiers occupied this room, sleeping four to a bunk. To enhance an esprit de corps, the color yellow, signifying the artillery service, was used on the wood trim …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNB6_preservation-of-earthworks_Baltimore-MD.html
Since 1813, earthworks like these once encircled the Star Fort to provide a safe passage for soldiers and to protect the brick walls from enemy artillery. In 1839, a post-rail fence was erected to protect the earthworks from erosion caused by graz…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN4E_the-ravelin_Baltimore-MD.html
This wedge-shaped outwork protected the fort's sally port from enemy fire, and helped to control access to the star fort. The U.S. Army built the original ravelin in 1813. The structure was modified to its presents dimensions in 1837.
The rave…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDHO_pride-of-baltimore_Baltimore-MD.html
On May 14, 1986, the Pride of Baltimore, her captain, and three members of her crew were lost at sea.
The Pride now rests at the end of a goodwill journey that covered 150,000 miles and touched 125 cities around the world.
Yet her precious c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8RU_mount-auburn-cemetery_Baltimore-MD.html
Oldest cemetery for African Americans in Baltimore, founded in 1872 by Rev. James Peck, pastor, and trustees of Sharp Street Methodist Episcopal Church. Dating to 1787, the congregation served the community and was influential in the freedom movem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7WQ_bombproofs_Baltimore-MD.html
The arched chambers on either side of the sally port are identical bomb shelters for the fort's soldiers. They were built immediately after the bombardment of 1814, when it became obvious that such places were needed. Fortunately, Fort McHenry was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM709_outer-battery_Baltimore-MD.html
This complex of earthen embankments and masonry structures has been the site of Fort McHenry's heaviest artillery since about 1840. The U.S. Army kept this battery heavily armed during the Civil War to discourage any Confederate attempts to take B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM705_mortars-vs-guns_Baltimore-MD.html
When the British attacked in 1814, guns of this type - but larger - were fired from the ramparts and the water batteries near the riverbank. They kept the British warships from entering Baltimore Harbor, but they could not shoot far enough to hit …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM702_british-bomb_Baltimore-MD.html
Fired by the British Naval Forces during the bombardment of this fort Sept. 13-14, 1814 when by the light of "Bombs bursting in air" the National Anthem - The Star Spangled Banner had its birth.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM701_evolution-of-fort-mchenry_Baltimore-MD.html
After the Battle of Baltimore in 1814, Fort McHenry continued as a military post for more than a hundred years. The U.S. Army constructed buildings outside the star fort and modified existing structures to serve the needs of the time.
During th…