Pasadena in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Fort Smallwood Park Flagpole
Photographed by F. Robby, July 19, 2008
1. Fort Smallwood Park Flagpole Marker
Dedicated in honor of Anne Arundel County residents who lost their lives in the Global War on Terrorism
May their sacrifice be honored and remembered forever
[Nine supplemental plaques near the main signage:]
Collin J. Bowen, Millersville, Sergeant First Class, United States Army, Fallen Hero, Afghanistan 03-14-2008 Roger W. Haller, Annapolis, Command Sergeant Major, United States Army, Fallen Hero, Iraq 01-20-2007 Eric W. Herzberg, Severna Park, Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps, Fallen Hero, Iraq 10-21-2006 Eric M. Kavanagh, Glen Burnie, Private First Class, United States Army, Fallen Hero, Iraq 09-20-2006 Michael B. Matlock, Jr., Glen Burnie, Specialist, United States Army, Fallen Hero, Iraq 02-20-2008 James J. Stoddard, Jr., Crofton, Sergeant First Class, United States Army, Fallen Hero, Afghanistan 09-30-2005 Christopher W. Swanson, Rose Haven, Staff Sergeant, United States Army, Fallen Hero, Iraq 07-22-2006 Justin J. Watts, Crownsville, Corporal, United States Marine Corps, Fallen Hero, Iraq 01-14-2006 Douglas A. Zembiec, Annapolis, Major, United States Marine Corps, Fallen Hero, Iraq 05-11-2007
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Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan.
Location. 39° 9.788′ N, 76° 28.922′ W. Memorial is in Pasadena, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It can be reached from the intersection of Fort Smallwood Road (Maryland Route 173) and Bay Front Drive. The memorial hangs in Fort Smallwood Park about 500 feet north of the entrance gate, adjacent to the park office building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 9500 Fort Smallwood Rd, Pasadena MD 21122, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Maryland’s Baltimore Metro Region. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Smallwood Park Memorial Grove (within shouting distance of this marker); Bill Burton Fishing Pier (approx. Ό mile away); Prime View (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Carroll Lighthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans of Foreign Wars (approx. 1.4 miles away); Still on Patrol (approx. 1.4 miles away); Riviera Beach Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pasadena.
Other markers no longer nearby. The History of Ft Smallwood Park (was about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently
Photographed by F. Robby, July 19, 2008
2. Collin J. Bowen Marker
Photographed by F. Robby, July 19, 2008
3. Roger W. Haller Marker
Photographed by F. Robby, July 19, 2008
4. Eric W. Herzberg Marker
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5. Eric M. Kavanagh Marker
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6. Micheal B. Matlock, Jr. Marker
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7. James J. Stoddard, Jr. Marker
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8. Christopher W. Swanson Marker
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9. Justin J. Watts Marker
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10. Douglas A. Zembiec Marker
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11. Fort Smallwood Park Flagpole Marker
Main marker with 9 trees and markers in the background, one for each fallen hero.
Photographed by F. Robby, July 19, 2008
12. Fort Smallwood Park Flagpole
Looking back at the flagpole from the 9 trees. The old Fort Smallwood barracks, now the Fort Smallwood Park Office, sits behind the flagpole.
Photographed by F. Robby, July 19, 2008
13. Fort Smallwood Park Flagpole
Another look at the barracks and flagpole from the north.
Photographed by F. Robby, July 19, 2008
14. Battery Hartshorne
Inside the park, about .3 miles north of the historical marker, is Battery Hartshorne, one of two concrete batteries that were part of the harbor defense of Baltimore in the Endicott system. The battery was built in 1900 and named for Captain
Benjamin M Hartshorne Jr who was killed in the Philippines. Its 6 inch guns were removed in 1927. Another smaller battery, Battery Sykes, was built next to Battery Hartshorne in 1905 but also had its 3 inch guns removed in 1927 and no longer stands.
Photographed by F. Robby, July 19, 2008
15. Fort Howard
Across the Patapsco River from Battery Hartshorne is the former Fort Howard, now a Baltimore County park. Together, Forts Smallwood and Howard guarded the entrance to the Patapsco as part of the Endicott harbor defense of Baltimore in the early 1900s.
16. Early 1900s Harbor Defenses of Baltimore
Satellite image from Google of the Patapsco River. Forts Howard and Smallwood guarded the mouth. Forts Armistead and Carroll are just in front of the Key Bridge that spans the Patapsco. Fort McHenry guarded the inner harbor. Francis Scott Key was somewhere near the Key Bridge when he observed the British bombardment of Fort McHenry and penned the Star Spangled Banner.
Enoch Pratt Free Library
17. Fort Smallwood Park in 1931
The fort was given to Baltimore City which converted it to a park by 1930. It was a very popular destination in the 30s, 40s, and 50s.
Photographed by F. Robby, July 19, 2008
18. Fort Smallwood Park in 2008
The older pier was destroyed in 2003 by Hurricane Isabel, and replaced with this smaller one for fishing and crabbing. Although the park is still owned by Baltimore City, Anne Arundel County took over operations of the park in 2006 and swimming is no longer permitted at the park.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2008, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 4,900 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on April 6, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on July 20, 2008, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 14, 15. submitted on July 24, 2008, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 16, 17, 18. submitted on July 25, 2008, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
