Dawn's Early Light - Baltimore, MD
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N 39° 15.791 W 076° 34.755
18S E 363754 N 4347171
One of many historical markers at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM14VC0
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 08/26/2021
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The sign says, ""The enemy has been severely drubbed…"
Commodore John Rodgers, U.S. Navy 1814
At 7:30 a.m. on September 14, 1814, after 25 hours of shelling, the bomb ship HMS Volcano fires the last bursting bomb at Fort McHenry. As the silent minutes tick by and the eastern horizon brightens, the exhausted, wet defenders of Fort McHenry gaze down river and wonder if the British will resume the attack.
In Baltimore, fearful citizens wonder too.
With the British in view, the Americans assemble on the parade ground for morning colors while the flash of white sails two miles away reveals the British fleet withdrawing.
At 9:00 a.m. the garrison hoists the Star-Spangled Banner over the ramparts as the morning salute gun fires and 1,000 defenders cheer the improbably victory.
"We all appeared in full view of a formidable and mortified enemy, who calculated upon our surrender in 20 minutes after the commencement of the action..."
Private Isaac Munroe, Baltimore Fencibles, 1814."
Who put it there? Private/Government?: NPS
Location/Address:
Baltimore, MD, USA
County/Province: Baltimore (City)
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