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East, Maryland
Baltimore MD
Fort McHenry seawall shore (eyes-only)
Tidal foreshore Inferred from historyProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Sea potteryAlso reported: eyes-only: harbor-worn glass and brick against the seawall, oyster shell, the fort itself.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Star-fort peninsula in the Patapsco where two centuries of harbor debris wash the seawall and restored wetland shore of the 1814 battleground
Harbor-era glass and brick along the seawall path is inference from Baltimore harbor fill history; no collecting accounts exist because the monument bars it
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Slippery riprap, harbor water quality
Keep exploring nearby
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