BALTIMORE CHAPTER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. ON THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 14TH, 1814, AMERICAN TROOPS RAISED A FLAG OVER FORT MCHENRY. THAT MOMENT SYMBOLIZED VICTORY IN THE CITY OF ...
On Sept. 14, 1814, American troops raised a flag over Fort McHenry, symbolizing victory in the city of Baltimore. The sight inspired amateur poet Francis Scott Key to pen what became the national ...