Locust Point Industrial Area in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Guns That Won the Battle

Photographed by William Pfingsten, September 16, 2007

1. The Guns That Won the Battle Marker

Inscription. These cannons represent the largest guns that defended the fort during the War of 1812. Cannons from this battery fired 18 and 36 pound iron balls almost a mile and a half. Heated cannonballs or “hot shot” proved especially devasting to wooden ships. For most of their bombs and rockets missed the fort. After 25 hours they sailed back into the Chesapeake Bay—unwilling to come within range of the fort’s deadly artillery.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. Marker has been reported permanently removed. It was located near 39° 15.812′ N, 76° 34.716′ W. Marker was in Baltimore, Maryland. It was in the Locust Point Industrial Area. It could be reached from East Fort Avenue. Marker is on Fort McHenry grounds. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 2400 E Fort Ave, Baltimore MD 21230, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in Central Maryland.

It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Army "Sailors," Navy "Soldiers" (here, next to this marker); The Guns that Won the Battle

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(here, next to this marker); Entering Fort McHenry … A Deadly Crossfire (within shouting distance of this marker); A Vast Hospital Once Stood Here (within shouting distance of this marker); You Can Help Save Fort McHenry (within shouting distance of this marker); The Great Guns of the Fort… The Rodman Cannons (within shouting distance of this marker); Dawn's Early Light (within shouting distance of this marker); Experimental Carriages (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Other markers no longer nearby. Sailors Fighting Sailors (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Outer Battery (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); O Say, Can You See? (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); The Ravelin (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Marker with Cannons in Background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 15, 2008

2. Marker with Cannons in Background

Replicas of 1814 guns image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, September 16, 2007

3. Replicas of 1814 guns

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,988 times since then and 9 times this year. Last updated on March 27, 2022, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Photos: 1. submitted on September 19, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on August 23, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on September 19, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.