Armistead Monument - Baltimore, MD
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bluesnote
N 39° 15.895 W 076° 34.818
18S E 363667 N 4347365
A large sculpture at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM14V9Q
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 08/26/2021
Views: 2
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.
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Type of memorial: Monument
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