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Water spectacles. Conservation core boys are policing the beach, clearing it of ocean records that come from the tides from nowhere with the full enjoyment of the south seawater. Deep in the forests, theyre modifying natures handiwork in accordance with modern civilizations requirements and roads and trails are being made safe and easy for motor cars and theyre making many a sluggish brook and an even more delightful hunt for the clear waters and Fallen Timber that is a fire hazard are being rem...

British lake. It was important for a lot of reasons. One pennsylvania, maryland, delaware and virginia were the bread basket of the United States. You bottle up the Chesapeake Bay and a lot of the goods, the wheat that was exported that does not get to sea. In addition, uch the important sea ports and cities of indianapolis and baltimore and the new capitols, washington dc. Alexander and virginia. The british with blocking the bay hope that we would pull our troops out of canada and using them c...

By the terms of the release of the prisoner he negotiated, he could go back to baltimore only once the battle was over. So his question is who is going to win this battle . And theres this lull in the battle right now. It gets quiet. This is where the british use five special ships. And i love the names of them. The one was the meteor. The terror. The etna. The h. M. S. Volcano. And the h. M. S. Devastation. That was the shock and awe of 1814. Each one of those ships could fire a 200pound explod...

After he witnessed the battle of baltimore in 1814. This program is 35 minutes. You can call me ranger or ranger vince. I do work for the National Park service. Probably wherever you live there is a National Park near you. I had the pleasure of eating here at floridas table home of st. Augustine and the everglades. It is the National Park service that preserves the great natural and cultural legacy of the United States. And its great honor to speak here for youall, those who have served this nat...

There are three entities you cannot say no to. First is my mom. Two, the gold star mothers. Three, the american legion. We are here. [applause] here, i want to leave you walking away with an appreciation for what baltimore represents. Because this is a really important year. This year is 2015, 200 years ago of really, what a year reflection. 1815, the cornerstone of a very important monument was late, which still stands up the road. If you get some time, i would ask you to visit it. It is called...

We are very honored here to have such a representation of our armed forces. The handstitched american flag, United States Army Old Guard, and practically every Service Branch represented here today. The United States navy, the United States army, the United States a ring core, as well as our guest from canada and the United Kingdom. [applause] taking the field is the fort mchenry guard, specially trained volunteers that represent the184 garrison of fort mccarron. When the uniform of the regular ...

Artifacts takes viewers to Historic Sites around the country. Next we visit baltimore to learn about the berth of the starspangled banner. 2014 marks the 200th anniversary of the British Naval bombardment of the fort during the war of 1812. The raising of the garrison flag over the fort on the morning after the barrage inspired Francis Scott key to write the word that later became our National Anthem. Welcome to ft. Mchenry. During the day, we fly the 15star, 15stripe flag. The same style as the...

A time when american moral was really, really low. A turning point in the war of 1812. And a lot of americans dont know much about the war of 1812. So lets explore the war of 1812 and why it was important for to see that flag and how it inspired him to write those words that became our National Anthem. This would have been the main line of defense against the british ships. What was this war of 1812, and why did the british come to baltimore . Well, what a lot of people find surprising is really...

Guard, a group of specially trained staff and volunteers that represent the 1814 garrison of fort mchenry. Wearing the uniforms of the regular United States army, representing United States corps of artillery that was the regular Army Garrison of fort mchenry. What we will do right now, the United States Army Old Guard along with naval detachment from the United States ship constitution we will now unroll the large flag. We will unfold it. You will see what they mean when they say broad stripes ...

As the flag is unrolled, i think speak a little bit to the project that brought this particular flag about that were about to hoist today. Last year, the Maryland Historical society launched the stitching history project. Two noted individuals, the ceo of the Maryland Historical society and the director of education spearheaded the project. The first stop was to heirloom weavers because what they did was they researched from the Smithsonian Institution the accura accura accurate weave of the mat...