Legacy and Honors
- Elected member of the American Philosophical Society in January 1786.
- Elected president of the Bible Society of Baltimore in 1813 (later known as the Maryland Bible Society).
- McHenry is memorialized at Independence Hall and the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
- Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland was named after him. A battle there during the War of 1812 inspired Francis Scott Key to write what became the national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner".
- Henry Street in Madison, Wisconsin is named in his honor.
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