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"The Defenders"

By Ric Cottom ,
Lisa Morgan
Published April 2, 2024 at 3:18 PM EDT
Buoy marks the spot in the Patapsco River where Francis Scott Key wrote the words to The Star Spangled Banner
photo credit: National Museum of The US navy/Flickr/Creative Commons

In September 1814, after raiding and burning Washington, British troops turned their sites on Baltimore. They were met with great resistance from the Americans, and the planned invasion of Baltimore never took place.

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Your Maryland historyFort McHenryPatapsco River
Ric Cottom
Ric Cottom came to Baltimore more than four decades ago and never left. Formerly the editor and publisher at the Maryland Historical Society, he now runs the Chesapeake Book Company, publishing Chesapeake regional history, biography, and environmental studies.
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Lisa Morgan
Lisa Morgan covered the local arts community as co-creator and host of WYPR’s award-winning program The Signal from 2004 to 2015. She has created and produced many programs for WYPR, including news stories, features, commentaries, and audio documentaries. She taught audio production at Goucher College and has done voice-over work for a variety of clients. The Weekly Reader is her latest project.
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