Bronze plaque № 57249

Baltimore, MD, United States

This bomb was fired from a British warship during the bombardment of Fort McHenry September 13 and 14,1814 and fell inside the fort it was presented to Michael Keyser by an officer of the fort. The rack on which it rests was used to bend bar iron so that it could be advantageously loaded into the ol

d Conestoga wagons before wagon transportation, had been superseded by railroads.

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