With our Commander in Chief, the residents of historic Fort Howard, Maryland salute the passing George Hebert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States of America. Please lower your flag at half mast in his remembrance during this moment of national solemnity as we honor the life and Read more…
On the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day, the Fort Howard Community Association wishes to remember Mr. Kevin Kamenetz for his patriotism, his unwavering observation of the yearly Fort Howard Defenders Day, and his career of public service to the residents of Baltimore County. Even in his years prior to Read more…
“First aired on July 3, 2018, PBS’s American Experience three part documentary, The Great War, draws on unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, telling the rich and complex story of World War I through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the American troops who came to be known as “doughboys.” The series Read more…
This One Hundredth Anniversary of the Armistice Day, the United States World War I Centennial Commission is calling all Americans to joined together this November 11, 2018 honoring those who gave their lives in defense of freedom. Official Press Release A nationwide campaign proclamation from the “Bells of Peace” calls for Read more…
President Trump’s generous act voluntarily donating his personal presidential salary to the National Park Service Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland completely exemplifies the civic volunteerism Fort Howard Community Association embraces in its mission ” to preserve, enhance, or maintain the rural, historic, small town, Chesapeake Bay character of Fort Howard, Read more…
Fort Howard Community Association wishes to thank Delegate Christopher West of Baltimore County for his advocacy preserving for our children and grandchildren the rich and deeply rooted history of America here in Baltimore County, Maryland. Historic preservation advocates like Mr. West in the Maryland General Assembly ensure non-profit historic Read more…
Pamela WoodContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun Historic cannons at Fort Howard Park are getting a military makeover. For decades, visitors to Fort Howard Park in southeastern Baltimore County have admired — and to some extent abused — a pair of historic cannons. The cannons have been climbed on like a jungle Read more…
Ms. Nicole Rodman, reporter of the Dundalk Eagle News Paper, submitted to FHCA the following Handbook of the 4.7 inch Gun Materiel Model 1906 with Instructions for Its Care printed September 15, 1917 describing in detail the guns under restoration by the Maryland Army National Guard Allied Trade Team at the Read more…
On Wednesday mourning November 18, 2015 a Maryland Army National Guard (MARNG) detail rigged and transported the dilapidated Model 1906 WWI field guns from Fort Howard to Havre de Grace where they will be rehabilitated by the Allied Trade Team at the Combined Support Maintenance Shop (CSMS). The guns Read more…
Special thanks to Food Lion located at 7514 North Point Road, Sparrows Point, Maryland 21219 (410-477-4784) Manager Mr. Adam Deale for contributing to the “Keeping the Promise for Another 100 Years,” Fort Howard Park cannon restoration project. Mr. Deale allowed Fort Howard Community Association to exhibit the project and Read more…