Talk:Fort McHenry

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is part of WikiProject Protected Areas, a WikiProject related to national parks and other protected areas worldwide. It may include the protected area infobox.

This article is within the scope of the Military history WikiProject. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks.

B This article has been rated as B-Class on the quality scale.

Additional information:

	This article has been checked against the following criteria for B-Class status: Referencing and citation: not checked Coverage and accuracy: not checked Structure: not checked Grammar: not checked Supporting materials: not checked To fill out this checklist, please add the following to the template call: `<!-- 1. It is suitably referenced, and all major points are appropriately cited. -->` `\|B-Class-1=yes/no` `<!-- 2. It reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain major omissions or inaccuracies. -->` `\|B-Class-2=yes/no` `<!-- 3. It has a defined structure, including a lead section and one or more sections of content. -->` `\|B-Class-3=yes/no` `<!-- 4. It is free from major grammatical errors. -->` `\|B-Class-4=yes/no` `<!-- 5. It contains appropriate supporting materials, such as an infobox, images, or diagrams. -->` `\|B-Class-5=yes/no`
Related task forces (nations and regions):
	United States military history task force

	This article is within the scope of the National Register of Historic Places WikiProject, a collaborative effort to improve Wikipedia's coverage of listings on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
B	This article has been rated* as B-Class on the assessment scale.*

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Fort McHenry article. This is not a forum for general discussion about the article's subject.
Please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes (`~~~~`). Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic. New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Ask questions, get answers.	Be polite Assume good faith No personal attacks Be welcoming	Article policies No original research Neutral point of view Verifiability

An event mentioned in this article is a September 13 selected anniversary.

[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)

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../f/o/r/Talk%7EFort_McHenry_881e.html"

Categories: Articles of WikiProject Protected areas | B-Class military history articles needing review | B-Class United States military history articles | United States military history task force articles | B-Class military history articles | B-Class National Register of Historic Places articles