Talk:Fort McHenry

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Contents 1 New table 2 Trivia 3 Flag 4 WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Tag & Assess 2008

[edit] New table

I for one don't think the map (of the whole US) adds to this article. Sfahey 22:07, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

• I don't either. Removed it. --ScottyBoy900Q 22:58, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

Someone added it back. We need a map of Baltimore Harbor or something Autkm 06:31, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia

I can't remember where I heard this, but during the early 20th century part of the land adjacent to Fort McHenry was used as an immigration center. On June 14, 1922, Charles H. Niehaus' statue of Orpheus was dedicated to the memory of Francis Scott Key. In 1962 it was moved to its present location in the esplanade, but originally it was near the entrance to the fort, easily seen by passing ships. Apparently -- and this is the unverified part -- many immigrants thought it was the Statue of Liberty (or perhaps they thought it was a statue of liberty). — Eoghanacht ^talk 14:29, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

I know about the immigration station, it i belive was second, only behind Ellis island, in terms of the number processed. Matter of fact there is a project to get a memorial for the station, Baltimore Imigration Project, as well as their is supposed to be a park bult near the site of the station, an article was pubilshed in the Mar 12 edetion of the Baltimore Sun. But as for a statute, i can say, i never herd of it. --Boothy443 | trácht ar 05:44, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Some sources: Immigration receiving station [1] (registration required after first look) and [2] (mentions location on Locust Point); Opheus' original location [3] and general info [4]. One other bit of trivia, Fort McHenry's grounds have often been used as a helipad for Marine One, particularly when the president throws out the first ball on opening day at Camden Yards. — Eoghanacht ^talk 14:13, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Intresting, not supprised about the Marine One. --Boothy443 | trácht ar 05:40, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Flag

I've noticed that the flag used on this page (Image:US15.PNG) is different than (Image:US_flag_15_stars.svg) used for seemingly all other pages that have the 15-star/stripe flag. On the Star Spangled Banner flag, the flag's width is not as great and the stars are bigger. Based on what I know, this isn't innacurate - since flags really had no standard arrangement until 1912. Is this something worthy of mentioning? --63.167.255.231 14:27, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

I don't think a note like that would be necessary in the Fort McHenry article. It would be nice if someone could write the article on the actual Fort McHenry flag. I would do it, but most of what I "know" is remembered from trips when my father took me to the Smithsonian 3 decades ago. --autkm 21:35, 29 Sep 2006 (UTC)

According to the Star Spangled Banner Flag article the flag cost $405.90, but here it says 574.44 ... which is correct? Jrssr5 16:39, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

The Star Spangled Banner Flag linked to the scan of the reciept which said "she was paid $405.90 for making the Star-Spangled Banner and $168.54 for making a smaller flag." I have changed this article to $405.90. Lorax (talk) 18:57, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Tag & Assess 2008

Article reassessed and graded as start class. --dashiellx (talk) 20:12, 29 April 2008 (UTC)