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The Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail traces the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake through places where people can encounter tangible evidence of the war and stories of its people and events, while discovering the conflict’s far-reaching impacts on this country and the world. The trail passes through rural landscapes and historic communities, waterways once traveled by British and American troops, battle sites, and other historic places across the region. After a 25-hour bombardment, soldiers at Fort McHenry raised a large American flag early on September 14, 1814, and that flag, signaling British retreat, inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words that became America’s national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner.
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Havre de Grace, Maryland · United States
