| Fort Armistead |
| Fort Armistead An Endicott period fort named in honor of Major George Armistead, commander of Fort McHenry during the famous 1814 bombardment from a Bristish Naval Fleet. It is located at Hawkins Point next to the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Batteries here at Fort Armistead include Battery Winchester (1900-1918), Battery McFarland (1900-1917), Battery Irons (1900-1913), and Battery Mudge (1901-1920) which is partially destroyed. A mine casement is located behind Battery Mudge, and Fire Control stations once existed just down the shoreline from the fort, but have been buried as there has been some land filling, thus extending the shoreline some distance into the river. Fort Armistead had a short and quite uneventful history. The above information can be found at: www.geocities.com/baltforts/fort_armistead/index |
