Baltimore Regional Trail

Historical marker location:

8267 Hamilton Street, Ellicott City, Maryland

( Marker is on Hamilton Street just west of Main Street (Maryland Route 144), on the right when traveling west.)

A House Divided. War on the Chesapeake Bay.

Maryland was the birthplace of the national anthem: The national anthem of the United States, "The Star-Spangled Banner," was written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812. Key witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor and was inspired by the American flag still flying over the fort at dawn.