Fort McHenry

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United States National Monument historic coastal fort historic site

Fort McHenry is a historic coastal fort in Baltimore, Maryland, best known for its successful defense during the War of 1812 that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem that became the U.S. national anthem.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Fort McHenry canonical	18
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine	3
Defence of Fort M’Henry	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States National Monument ⓘ historic coastal fort ⓘ historic site ⓘ
addedTo	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
associatedWith	The Star-Spangled Banner ⓘ surface form: United States national anthem patriotic symbolism in the United States ⓘ
battleDate	September 13–14, 1814 ⓘ
commemorates	defense of Baltimore in 1814 ⓘ
constructed	late 18th century ⓘ
constructionCompleted	1800 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
defendedAgainst	Royal Navy ⓘ surface form: British Royal Navy
defenseResult	American victory ⓘ
designatedAs	U.S. National Monument ⓘ surface form: National Monument and Historic Shrine
designationDate	1939 ⓘ
designType	bastion fort ⓘ
flagDesigner	Mary Pickersgill ⓘ
flagFlown	United States flag ⓘ surface form: Star-Spangled Banner flag
function	U.S. Army hospital during World War I ⓘ coastal defense fortification ⓘ military prison during the Civil War ⓘ
garrisonedBy	United States Army ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation	U.S. National Historic Shrine ⓘ U.S. National Monument ⓘ
hasShape	star-shaped fort ⓘ
inspired	The Star-Spangled Banner ⓘ
inspiredAuthor	Francis Scott Key ⓘ
inspiredWork	The Star-Spangled Banner ⓘ surface form: Defence of Fort M'Henry
laterUsedBy	United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
locatedIn	Baltimore Harbor ⓘ Maryland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
location	Baltimore ⓘ
managedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
namedAfter	James McHenry ⓘ
nearbyCity	Baltimore ⓘ
notableEvent	Battle of Baltimore ⓘ
NRHPListingDate	October 15, 1966 ⓘ
offers	historical exhibits ⓘ living history demonstrations ⓘ visitor center ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
oversees	entrance to Baltimore Harbor ⓘ
usedDuringConflict	American Civil War ⓘ War of 1812 ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

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The Star-Spangled Banner → associatedLocation → Fort McHenry ⓘ

Baltimore Patriot and Evening Advertiser → printedWork → Fort McHenry ⓘ

this entity surface form: Defence of Fort M’Henry

Battle of Baltimore → defended → Fort McHenry ⓘ

Battle of Baltimore → notableSite → Fort McHenry ⓘ

Baltimore → hasHistoricSite → Fort McHenry ⓘ

Baltimore Harbor → hasLandmark → Fort McHenry ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine

George Armistead → placeOfWork → Fort McHenry ⓘ

Mid-Atlantic states → containsHistoricalSite → Fort McHenry ⓘ

Mary Pickersgill → createdFor → Fort McHenry ⓘ

James McHenry → namesakeOf → Fort McHenry ⓘ

Patapsco River → near → Fort McHenry ⓘ

Western Shore of Maryland → contains → Fort McHenry ⓘ

Locust Point → contains → Fort McHenry ⓘ

Locust Point → hasLandmark → Fort McHenry ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine

Pickersgill → usedAt → Fort McHenry ⓘ

subject surface form: Star-Spangled Banner flag

Star-Spangled Banner Flag House → associatedWith → Fort McHenry ⓘ

McHenry → hasNotableToponym → Fort McHenry ⓘ

Fort McHenry Tunnel → locatedNear → Fort McHenry ⓘ

Fort McHenry Tunnel → namedAfter → Fort McHenry ⓘ

Baltimore, Maryland, United States → siteOf → Fort McHenry ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine

Mary Young → associatedWith → Fort McHenry ⓘ

United States seacoast defense systems → notableSite → Fort McHenry ⓘ