What better way to celebrate Maryland Archeology Month than by doing archeology in Maryland!
Imagine it’s September of 1814 and the British, having burned Washington just a few weeks earlier, are on their way to Baltimore. Fort McHenry stands ready to defend the harbor from attack by the British fleet. A 3-mile wide earthwork with 100 cannon and more than 10,000 regular, local militia, and irregulars, are in place to repulse the anticipated land attack. Surprised by the strength of Baltimore’s defenses, the British eventually flee the field of battle. Most Americans remember the event best through Francis Scott Key’s Star Spangled Banner. But you have an opportunity to get close to the battle by helping archeologists investigate the War of 1812 fortifications in East Baltimore’s Patterson Park!
Rodger’s Bastion on Hampstead Hill, from the Patterson Park pagoda, Baltimore
Sponsored by Baltimore Heritage
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