Fort McHenry, in Baltimore, Maryland, is a coastal star-shaped fort best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy in Chesapeake Bay September, 1814. It was during the bombardment of the fort that Francis Scott Key was inspired to write "The Star-Spangled Banner," the poem that would eventually be set to the tune of "To Anacreon in Heaven" and become the national anthem of the United States.
In order to solve this puzzle you will have to answer a few question about the Fort either by visiting or using the web.
A. The last two digits of the year that fort became a National Monument and Historic Shrine?
B. 1 + The number of stars on the Fort McHenry flag?
C. How many ships were sunk in the harbor to protect the fort from British invasion prior to the battle – 5?
D. The last two digits of the year the US Government released a quarter dollar featuring the Fort – The first day of the battle?
E. The last two digits in the first year that Fort Whetstone opened.
F. Number of US men killed at Fort McHenry + number killed at North Point during the battle of Baltimore + 8?
G. 004
N A B.CD W 0E F.004
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