The Guns That Won the Battle

The Guns That Won the Battle (HM122)

Location: Baltimore, MD 21230
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 15.812', W 76° 34.716'

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These cannons represent the largest guns that defended the fort during the War of 1812. Cannons from this battery fired 18 and 36 pound iron balls almost a mile and a half. Heated cannonballs or "hot shop" proved especially devasting to wooden ships. For most of their bombs and rockets missed the fort. After 25 hours they sailed back into the Chesapeake Bay—unwilling to come within range of the fort's deadly artillery.
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HM NumberHM122
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Date Added Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 9:36pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 363811 N 4347209
Decimal Degrees39.26353333, -76.57860000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 15.812', W 76° 34.716'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 15' 48.72" N, 76° 34' 42.96" W
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Area Code(s)410, 301
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1451-1467 Constellation Plaza, Baltimore MD 21230, US
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