Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort on Locust Point, now a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy from Chesapeake Bay on September 13–14, 1814.
The fort was built in 1798 and was used continuously by U.S. armed forces through World War I and by the United States Coast Guard in World War II. It was designated a national park in 1925, and, in 1939, was redesignated a U.S. National Monument.
Memorial Day - Labor Day:
Park: 9 am - 6 pm
Star Fort: 9 am - 5:45 pm
Visitor Center: 9 am - 5:45 pm
Regular Hours:
Park: 9 am - 5 pm
Star Fort: 9 am - 4:45 pm
Visitor Center: 9 am - 4:45 pm
Closed on Jan 1, Thanksgiving Day and Dec 25.
Adults (16+): $10
Children (15 and younger): free
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_McHenry
Page on National Park Service website http://www.nps.gov/fomc/index.htm
Phone +1 410 962 4290
Address 2400 E Fort Ave Baltimore, MD 21230, USA
Coordinates 39°15'47.732" N -76°34'47.809" E
