The Flag House Museum
A big part of the story of Fort McHenry and its defense in 1814 relates to the enormous flag that flew over the fort and was seen by Francis Scott Key on the morning after the bombardment.
The flag had been made by Mary Pickersgill, a professional flag maker in Baltimore. Her house still stands, and has been restored as a museum.
Next to Mary Pickersgill's house is a modern museum dedicated to the Battle of Baltimore and the bombardment of Fort McHenry which led to the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
One interesting feature of the museum is that the outer wall is covered with an full-size representation of the Fort McHenry flag. The actual flag, which now resides in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, was 42 feet long and 30 feet wide.
Note that the official flag of the United States at the time of the War of 1812 had 15 stars and 15 stripes, a star and a stripe for each state in the Union.
The flag had been made by Mary Pickersgill, a professional flag maker in Baltimore. Her house still stands, and has been restored as a museum.
Next to Mary Pickersgill's house is a modern museum dedicated to the Battle of Baltimore and the bombardment of Fort McHenry which led to the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
One interesting feature of the museum is that the outer wall is covered with an full-size representation of the Fort McHenry flag. The actual flag, which now resides in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, was 42 feet long and 30 feet wide.
Note that the official flag of the United States at the time of the War of 1812 had 15 stars and 15 stripes, a star and a stripe for each state in the Union.
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