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Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
The town's defenders — numbering about 20 — failed to prevent some 400 British troops from coming ashore May 3, 1813.A gun battery, probably located north of where the lighthouse now stands, was manned single-handedly by John O'Niell for a short time. He was later caught with two muskets and imprisoned on a British ship for several days.
"I observed Guns fired and American Colours hoisted at a battery lately erected at Havre-de-Grace...[we] opened [fire] on the Place...which was smartly returned from the Battery for a short time..." — British Rear Admiral George Cockburn, May 3, 1813.
Details
| HM Number | HM1B7S |
|---|---|
| Series | This marker is part of the Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail series |
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century |
| Historical Place | Battlefield |
| Marker Type | Other |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Placed By | National Park Service and U.S. Department of the Interior |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at 2:06pm PDT -07:00 |
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Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 406798 N 4377324 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 39.54053333, -76.08461667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 32.432', W 76° 5.077' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 32' 25.9200" N, 76° 5' 4.6200" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 443, 410 |
| Can be seen from road? | No |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 701 Concord St, Havre de Grace MD 21078, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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