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Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Maryland

Fort McHenry, located in Maryland, is best known for the role it played in the creation of perhaps the country’s most famous song, the national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner."

Written as a poem by Francis Scott Key, the song recalls the 25-hour bombardment of the fort by British war ships during the War of 1812. US forces within the fort were able to fend of the British, despite having inferior weapons, and prevented the Baltimore Harbor from being invaded.

The fort was originally designed in 1798 and was named after surgeon-soldier James McHenry, a Scot-Irish immigrant who served as the Secretary of War under the first President of the United States George Washington.