Day 80 15 Inch Gun, from later in the Fort's history

Day 80

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November 12th 2007
Posted by: Onaxthiel: A driving day, by any other name, is still basically a boring day. The only stop we really made all day was in Baltimore to see Fort McHenry, famous for being the first home of the star spangled banner. The fort is in pretty good shape for a two hundred year old structure. Mostly I attribute this to the fort being manned by the US army until 1919, so it was well maintain ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more