An 1873 photo of the Star-Spangled Banner Public domain via Wikimedia Commons A 1912 painting of Francis Scott Key observing the American flag on the morning after the Battle of Baltimore Public ...

PHOTOS: Named for Star Spangled Banner author, the Francis Scott Key Bridge was part of ... The raising of the American flag afterward inspired him to write the poem “The Defense of Fort M ...

A major bridge that collapsed in Baltimore after getting hit by a ship is named for Francis Scott Key, who turned a ... and became known as "The Star-Spangled Banner." Over the 19th century ...

BALTIMORE, Feb. 17. -- A monument is at last to be erected over the remains of Francis Scott Key, author of the famous anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner." The Committee on Design has accepted the ...

In the murky waters of Baltimore's harbor, between the Chesapeake Bay and a decommissioned fort, a red, white and blue buoy marks the spot where Francis ... flag Key saw — the Star-Spangled ...

named after the author of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and part of the very fabric of Baltimore. Built near the spot where Francis Scott Key witnessed the bombardment of a fort that inspired ...