Event
Flag Day at Fort McHenry
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Fee:
Admission to the Star Fort is $15 per adult ages 16 and up. 'America the Beautiful' are also accepted.Dates & Times
Date:
Friday, June 14, 2019
Time:
10:00 AM
Duration:
8 hours
Type of Event
Children’s Program
Living History
Talk
Description
Where better to celebrate Flag Day than at the home of the Star-Spangled Banner and learn about the woman who sewed the flag in 1812, Mary Young Pickersgill? Join us at Fort McHenry to learn all about the history of the U.S. flag from its first design in 1777 to today. In the morning you can help a ranger raise the stars and stripes above the ramparts to start the day, and throughout the day you can unfurl a replica 30x42 foot Star-Spangled Banner and learn about how it inspired the song that would become our national anthem.
Program schedule:
10:00 am - Flag Change
11:15 am - Mary Pickersgill and the Star-Spangled Banner
12:15 pm - Flag Talk
1:15 pm - Battle of Baltimore
2:15 pm - “A New Constellation”: America’s Banner and Beyond
3:15 pm - Flag Talk
4:15 pm - Flag Talk
5:00 pm - Flag Change
Admission to the Star Fort is $15 per adult ages 16 and up. 'America the Beautiful' are also accepted. The morning and evening flag changes take place inside the Star Fort. Admission to the Star Fort is $15 per adult ages 16 and up. 'America the Beautiful' are also accepted. All other programs will begin at the Visitor and Education Center. Programs that take place outside of the Star Fort and free.
Reservation or Registration: No
Reservations are not required and will not be taken.
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NPS Photo / Tim Ervin