THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SAYS THEY ARE TRYING TO KEEP AS MANY PARKS OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE AS THEY CAN DURING THE SHUTDOWN, BUT SOME, LIKE FORT MCHENRY, REMAIN COMPLETELY CLOSED. ACTUALLY PACKED A ...

A Maryland Historical Society project to re-create the Star Spangled Banner flag that flew over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 and inspired Francis Scott Key to write lyrics in 1814 that ...

An old and potentially explosive piece of military hardware was found Friday at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, where British bombs famously exploded in the air in an 1814 attack that led to the writing of ...

The U.S. Coast Guard closed Baltimore’s Fort McHenry Federal Channel on Wednesday to assist in salvage efforts after an explosion occurred on a coal ship last week, according to the Port of Baltimore.

The Army Corps of Engineers is proposing flood walls be constructed to protect the entrances of Baltimore’s Fort McHenry and Harbor tunnels amid a growing flood risk due to climate change. The project ...

This weekend marks 210 years since the battle of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812, where U.S. troops and residents of Baltimore fought off a British attack on Fort McHenry, inspiring Francis Scott Key ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A crash closed the right northbound tube of the Fort McHenry Tunnel, backing up Interstate 95 through Baltimore Friday afternoon.

Many national parks across the country are affected by the government shutdown, including Fort McHenry in Baltimore. The National Park Service said it is trying to keep the parks as accessible as ...

Join the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and NPCA on Friday, June 7 at 7 PM for an outdoor concert at Baltimore’s own national park, Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine. Symphony in the ...

The music swelled as the sun went down Friday over Fort McHenry. Hundreds of people, sitting in lawn chairs and clustered on picnic blankets, took in the soaring brass and nimble strings of Dvorak’s ...

A Baltimore Police hazardous device unit, a Baltimore City Fire Department hazmat unit and Air Force explosive ordinance specialists were called to the historic fortification after what was described ...