Armistead Monument - Baltimore, MD
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N 39° 15.895 W 076° 34.818
18S E 363667 N 4347365
A large sculpture at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM14V9N
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 08/26/2021
Views: 3
The inscription reads: (Sculpture, rear of bronze base, proper right:) CAST BY ROMAN BRONZE WORKS NY (Sculpture, rear of bronze base, proper left:) BERGE (Base, front:) ARMISTEAD (Base, left side:) ERECTED SEPT. 12, 1914/ BY THE CITY OF BALTIMORE/ SOC. WAR OF 1812 CONTRIBUTING/ IN COMMEMORATION OF THE GALLANT/ DEFENSE OF FORT McHENRY/ UNDER THE COMMAND OF/ COL. GEORGE ARMISTEAD/ WHICH WAS THE INSPIRATION/ OF THE/ NATIONAL ANTHEM/ THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER (Base, right side:) TO/ COL. GEORGE ARMISTEAD/ APRIL 10 1779 APRIL 25 1818/ COMMANDER OF THIS FORT/ DURING THE BOMBARDMENT/ BY THE BRITISH FLEET/ SEPT. 13-14 WAR OF 1812 (Base, rear: list of names of the commission) signed founder's mark appears.
From the NRHP nomination form, "1. Armistead Monument (LCS no. 07759) - The 9-ft. standing figure of
Maj. George Armistead, fort conunander during the 1814 bombardment, was
sculpted by Edward Berge in 1914. It was erected by the City of
Baltimore and the Society of the War of 1812. The bronze statue is
mounted on a 9 ft. X 9 ft. X 12 ft. granite base. It was originally
located on the parapet of the water battery opposite magazine no. 2,
and was moved in 1963 to its present location in front of the entrance
to the visitor center."
Original Location: N 39° 15.815 W 076° 34.703
How it was moved: Disassembled
Type of move: Inside City
Building Status: Museum
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