monuments ever erected on an American battlefield when it was placed here in 1817. Randall was a 24-year-old private who was the only member of his Maryland militia unit killed during the action. As British troops marched northwest, they were confronted by a formidable American defensive position inside what is now Patterson Park [5] . A bronze and granite Star-Spangled Banner Centennial Monument was erected in 1914 with the support of funds collected by local students. The climactic moment of a journey along the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail is a trip deeper into Baltimore, which at the time was the third largest city in the United States and among the young nation’s most important seaports. Swift-sailing topsail schooners utilized as privateers to harass British vessels were built, manned and equipped in the neighborhood of Fells Point [6] , which is now a National Register Historic District KEY DESTINATIONS [1] Fort Howard 9500 North Point Rd., Edgemere 410-887-7529 [2] North Point State Park 8400 North Point Rd., Edgemere 410-477-0757 dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/ central/northpoint.aspx [3] Todd’s Inheritance Historic Site 7114 North Point Rd., Edgemere toddsinheritance.com [4] Battle Acre Park 3115 Old North Point Rd., Edgemere 410-887-7155 [5] Patterson Park Patterson Park Ave. between Baltimore and Gough Sts., Baltimore pattersonpark.com [6] Fells Point Fleet St. and Broadway, one mile east of the Inner Harbor, Baltimore fellspointmainstreet.org [7] Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine 2400 E. Fort Ave., Baltimore 410-962-4290, nps.gov/fomc [8] Star-Spangled Banner Flag House 844 E. Pratt St., Baltimore 410-837-1793, flaghouse.org [9] Maryland Historical Society Museum 201 W. Monument St., Baltimore 310-685-3750, mdhs.org [10] Battle Monument Calvert St. between Fayette and Lexington Sts., Baltimore [11] Pride of Baltimore II 1801 S. Clinton St., Baltimore 410-539-1151, pride2.org [12] Leone-Riverside Park Randall, Covington and Heath Sts., Baltimore riversideneighborhoodassociation.com/ riverside-park [13] Hampton National Historic Site 535 Hampton Estate Ln., Towson 410-823-1309, nps.gov/hamp [14] Green Mount Cemetery 1501 Greenmount Ave., Baltimore 410-539-2633 greenmountcemetery.com [15] U.S. Naval Academy Museum 118 Maryland Ave., Annapolis 410-293-2108, usna.edu/museum [16] Chase-Lloyd House 22 Maryland Ave., Annapolis [17] St. John’s College 60 College Ave., Annapolis 410-263-2371, sjca.edu [18] Maryland State House 100 State Cir., Annapolis 410-974-3400, statehouse.md.gov [19] Concord Point Lighthouse Corner of Concord and Lafayette Sts., Havre de Grace 410-939-3213 concordpointlighthouse.org [20] Rodgers House 226 N. Washington St., Havre de Grace [21] Principio Furnace 1723 Principio Furnace Rd. west of Principio Creek, Perryville 410-642-2358 [22] Charlestown Historic District 241 Market St., Charlestown 410-287-6173, charlestownmd.org JOSEPH NASH The pagoda-style “Observatory” on Hampstead Hill in Patterson Park – Baltimore . Star-Spangled Star-Spangled Banner Banner Travel Travel Guide Guide | | 41 41
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