On Post at Fort McHenry in Baltimore

Welcome to being “on post” at Fort McHenry.

Fort McHenry Exterior

The above photograph, “Fort McHenry Exterior,” is offered on canvas or as a framed print in sizes up to 60″ x 40″ by Bill Swartwout Photography. The scene was captured at the approximate area where you entering the grounds of the original fort at the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine.

Edge of The Post at Fort McHenryThe narrative from this placard reads:
Welcome! You are Now “On Post”
Fort McHenry, like military bases today, comprised many buildings. If you were here in 1814, you would be standing of the edge of the outer frill field. Behind it stood two buildings: a gun shed, where small field cannons were stored, and a stable for officers’ horses (foundations outlined in brick). A brick tavern sat just outside the entrance gate near those structures.

Fort McHenry - On Post - placard

The image on the placard above depicts: In 1814 two main roads led from the fort. One went to the city, and the other to the government dock. The scene above depicts an autumn day in 1814. The British have long since departed but the garrison remains on alert.

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Blizzard of 2016 Blankets Fort McHenry

Snowbound Panorama of Fort McHenry

Fort McHenry Blizzard of 2016

Here is a seldom seen sight – actually a sight seen by only a few hundred people – one time. The blizzard of 2016 in Baltimore dropped 29.2 inches of snow, an all-time record, over the city just 48 hours before this photograph was captured. Bill, of Bill Swartwout Photography, shot this as he was departing on a Caribbean Cruise aboard the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line “Grandeur of the Seas” just before sunset on January 25, 2016. This amount of snow on Fort McHenry had never been seen before and, most likely, will never be seen again. This was, indeed, one of those “right place/right time” moments for a landscape/seascape photographer.

This photograph is offered in a panorama format. More details can be viewed by clicking HERE.

Colorful Stars & Stripes over Fort McHenry

When dawn broke in the morning…

Colorful Stars and Stripes

…at “the dawn’s early light” – Francis Scott Key could see the flag still flying over the fort. He was inspired by the sight to begin penning the words to The Star Spangled Banner that, of course, became the National Anthem of our United States of America. Click HERE for more detail.

Fort McHenry Parade Ground

Star Fort Parade Ground within the Ramparts

Fort McHenry Parade Ground by Bill Swartwout Photography

The Stars and Stripes flies over the parade ground in the central area of the star fort at the Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore, Maryland. Count the number of stars in the flag. That is the number of states in the United States of America at the time of the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812. Click HERE for more detail.