https://digital.milespartnership.com/publication/?m=55059&l=1 Star-Spangled Banner en https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110695&view=504020 https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110695&view=504020 https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110695&view=504020 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 07:36:23 +0000 <p><img src="https://cdn.coverstand.com/55059/504020/article_assets/3da5f513f69e1f3f6c315c6dd788a66a923ed23c.jpg" alt=""></p> <h2>Victory in Battle: A STAR-SPANGLED STAND</h2> <p>A few weeks after invading America’s capital city and leaving some of its buildings in ashes, British invaders set their sights on the busy seaport of Baltimore. Unlike the situation in Washington, however, Baltimore’s defenders were ready for a fight.</p>... Francis Scott Key. Star-Spangled Banner Flag House – Baltimore. Inner Harbor – Baltimore. Hampton Mansion – Towson. Baltimore. War of 1812 Battle Monument – Baltimore. Fort McHenry – Baltimore. Lexington Market – Baltimore. Maryland militia at the Battle of North Point. The Avenue in Hampden – Baltimore. Fells Point waterfront – Baltimore. The pagoda-style “Observatory” on Hampstead Hill in Patterson Park – Baltimore. National Aquarium – Baltimore. Maryland State House – Annapolis. Concord Point Lighthouse – Havre de Grace. Herndon Climb at the U.S. Naval Academy – Annapolis. Hearing stories from tour guides at North Point State Battlefield – Edgemere. Fort McHenry https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110663&view=504020 https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110663&view=504020 https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110663&view=504020 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 07:34:16 +0000 <h2>Heroes &amp; Legends: LIFE AMID THE CANNON FIRE</h2> <p><img src="https://cdn.coverstand.com/55059/504020/article_assets/c9a0e0682a1b547dc250f24df1870c61c53538cb.jpg" alt=""></p> <p>Two battles, seven skirmishes and more than a dozen raids occurred along Maryland’s Eastern Shore, giving rise to heroes like Kitty Knight and legends such as “the town that fooled the British.”</p>... Kayakers on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Kitty Knight House – Georgetown. Chesapeake City. Sailwinds Park East – Cambridge. Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art – Salisbury. British naval officer Captain Peter Parker was mortally wounded during the Battle of Caulks Field. Easton. St. Michaels Harbor – St. Michaels. At William Merchant’s 1805 Cannonball House, a cannonball bounced in front of Mrs. Merchant and her daughter. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum – St. Michaels. Kitty Knight is said to have talked Admiral Cockburn out of burning her rented house, pointing out that an elderly lady was living there. https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110701&view=504020 https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110701&view=504020 https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110701&view=504020 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 07:28:28 +0000 <p><strong>IMPORTANT ONLINE INFORMATION</strong></p> <p><strong>Maryland Office of Tourism: <a href="http://visitmaryland.org">visitmaryland.org</a></strong></p>... https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110699&view=504020 https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110699&view=504020 https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110699&view=504020 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 07:25:49 +0000 <p><img src="https://cdn.coverstand.com/55059/504020/article_assets/8591bcb470437474b3c7a382144a1b7f58ca832f.jpg" alt=""></p> <h2>Byways, Gateways, Trails &amp; Special Districts Enhance Your Enjoyment</h2> <p>While traveling the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail, look for intersecting routes that feature stunning settings, interesting entertainment offerings, amazing attractions, extraordinary recreational pursuits and nostalgic appeal.</p>... Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System. Maryland Wine Festival – Westminster. Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Home and Museum – Waldorf. North Point State Park – Edgemere. Burnside Bridge, Antietam National Battlefield – Sharpsburg. Historic St. Mary’s City – St. Mary’s City. Fells Point – Baltimore. Chesapeake Shakespeare Company – Ellicott City. Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge – Cambridge. Layton’s Chance Vineyard & Winery – Vienna. C&O Canal – Potomac. https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110515&view=504020 https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110515&view=504020 https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110515&view=504020 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 07:25:16 +0000 <h2>Disgrace &amp; Devastation: THE CAPITAL BURNS</h2> <p><img src="https://cdn.coverstand.com/55059/504020/article_assets/81ba685673bbdf61afca828ae75f7b60a85f73f0.jpg" alt=""></p> <p>In August 1814, residents of the small riverfront town of Benedict saw a startling sight: nearly 4,400 enemy troops were disembarking from more than 50 warships and other vessels. The force grew even larger after the British Army and Navy linked up in Upper Marlboro, creating a truly imposing force set on invading America’s fledgling federal city.</p>... Dolley Madison, James Madison Montpelier Mansion – Laurel. The U.S. Capitol, as seen circa 1800 – Washington, D.C. Mount Olivet Cemetery – Frederick. Darnall’s Chance – Upper Marlboro. Tudor Place Historic House & Garden – Washington, D.C. Riverbend Park on the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail – Great Falls, Virginia. Re-enactment event, Bladensburg region. National Harbor. Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. Georgetown waterfront. Riversdale House Museum – Riverdale Park. British troops entered an empty White House, reputedly ate the food and drank the wine laid out, and then set the building on fire. First Lady Dolley Madison is credited with saving a White House portrait of President George Washington. Dining – Frederick. Final stand at the Battle of Bladensburg. Fort Washington Park – Fort Washington. https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110506&view=504020 https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110506&view=504020 https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110506&view=504020 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 07:03:45 +0000 <p><img src="https://cdn.coverstand.com/55059/504020/article_assets/f9c995fb97a4fe74562ab2834cbe9b69af1308ef.jpg" alt=""></p> <h2>The Enemy Approaches: A YOUNG NATION IN PERIL</h2> <p>On a blustery winter’s day in February 1813, an assortment of large British vessels appeared at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay and established a naval blockade. For more than a year, the British Navy raided and invaded Chesapeake towns with impunity, burning crops and terrorizing citizens.</p>... Joshua Barney, one of the great naval heroes of early America. James Monroe Thomas Stone National Historic Site – Port Tobacco. Christ Episcopal Church – Chaptico. The U.S. Chesapeake Flotilla is chased by a vastly superior British squadron. Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary – Prince Frederick. Calvert Marine Museum – Solomons. Historic St. Mary’s City – St. Mary’s City. Re-enactment at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum – St. Leonard. https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110349&view=504020 https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110349&view=504020 https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110349&view=504020 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 06:56:12 +0000 <p><img src="https://cdn.coverstand.com/55059/504020/article_assets/8346f3423d1da8acb57acce54b8bf07acbbfea4c.jpg" alt="Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine – Baltimore."></p> <h2>YOUR STAR-SPANGLED ADVENTURE STARTS HERE</h2> <p><img src="https://cdn.coverstand.com/55059/504020/article_assets/6badc540951809ad4cc26368150f9726fa446636.jpg" alt=""></p>... Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine – Baltimore. Leonardtown Wharf Public Park – Leonardtown. Belle Haven Park and Marina – Alexandria. Waterfront dining – Annapolis. https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110326&view=504020 https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110326&view=504020 https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110326&view=504020 Wed, 13 Jun 2018 08:28:35 +0000 <p><img src="https://cdn.coverstand.com/55059/504020/article_assets/a772a435ecefc3b4410aa17d86aa775c7381ca25.jpg" alt="Escape of HMS Belvidera June 23, 1812."></p> <h2>THE WAR OF 1812 AND THE CHESAPEAKE CAMPAIGN</h2> <p><img src="https://cdn.coverstand.com/55059/504020/article_assets/1c3e8b7c8fcb701b27137ee38cfbaab7fac4593e.jpg" alt=""></p>... Escape of HMS Belvidera June 23, 1812. The Star-Spangled Banner Flag at the National Museum of American History – Washington, D.C. The Star-Spangled Banner Flag at the National Museum of American History – Washington, D.C. This circa-1812 painted wooden barrel canteen belonged to Private Augustus Sadler. The No. 48 refers to the soldier’s numbered listing on the muster roll. John Quincy Adams, the U.S. Ambassador to Russia, signs the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814. https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110313&view=504020 https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110313&view=504020 https://digital.milespartnership.com/display_article.php?id=3110313&view=504020 Mon, 11 Jun 2018 07:29:48 +0000 <p><img src="https://cdn.coverstand.com/55059/504020/article_assets/951ff65a671a77c7048fcb5b7e99a3b83292e8a6.jpg" alt="Governor Larry Hogan and family"></p> <p>Dear Friends,</p>... Governor Larry Hogan and family