Imprisoned at Fort McHenry
America’s National Parks Podcast
English - January 13, 2022 05:41 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 827 ratingsPlaces & Travel Society & Culture Leisure Automotive Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Right at the end of the outcropping where the Patuxent River meets the Baltimore Harbor sits a star-shaped fort that had been instrumental in the War of 1812, and which led to the writing of our national anthem. But Fort McHenry carries other stories, too, few more striking than its use for imprisoning prominent Southern-leaning citizens of Maryland during the Civil War, including members of the Maryland legislature and journalists.
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