Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Mammals
Mammals sighted at Fort McHenry include:
Little Brown Bat
Red Bat
River Otter
Raccoon
Red Fox
Beaver
Gray Squirrel
Opossum
House Mouse
Deer Mouse
Rice Rat
Meadow Vole
Muskrat
Brown Rat
Eastern Cottontail
White-tailed Deer
Did You Know? Pvt. William Williams, a run-away slave, joined the U.S. Artillery and defended Fort McHenry. He was severely wounded during the battle and died two weeks later. more...