Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
The following is a selection of documentaries about Fort McHenry and the War of 1812. You can also learn about the fort and The Star-Spangled Banner by reading the Visitor Center, Fort Tour, and Flag Change web pages here on National Park Planner.
The best documentary on Fort McHenry itself is American Artifacts: Tour of Fort McHenry produced by C-Span. The following is only a small segment of the longer 50-minute presentation. To see the entire video, visit C-Span’s Tour of Fort McHenry web page.
The following video is a 15-minute segment specifically on the Battle of Baltimore that is taken from a longer, 2.5-hour documentary on the War of 1812.
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Last updated on April 15, 2024
