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Fort McHenry
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Fort McHenry is named after James McHenry and it was built in 1799. The British bombed Fort McHenry on September 13-14. The war between Fort McHenry and the British was in 1812. |
| It is in the Baltimore Harbor, Maryland. It was made to protect them from the British. Fort McHenry was first named Fort Whetstone because of the location on Whetstone point. |  |
| "The Star Spangled Banner" was written by Francis Key Scott. The defense of the fort inspired Francis to write it. During The Civil War Fort Mchenry was a Union Prison Camp. | |