Francis Scott Key's "Defense of Fort McHenry" was put to music to create The Star Spangled Banner.
The poem was called the "Defense of Fort McHenry." It was set to the tune of a British drinking song called "The Anacreontic Song" or more commonly "To Anacreaon in Heaven."
Fort McHenry is in Baltimore, Maryland.
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McHenry canal
Fort McHenry in Maryland is best known for its part in the war of 1812. Fort McHenry defended Baltimore Harbor from being attacked by the British Navy in September of that year.
The poem was called the "Defense of Fort McHenry." It was set to the tune of a British drinking song called "The Anacreontic Song" or more commonly "To Anacreaon in Heaven."
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Fort McHenry is in Baltimore, Maryland.
The original lyrics for the Star Spangled Banner came from the poem "The Defense of Fort McHenry" written by Francis Scott Key in 1814.
The Defense of Fort McHenry
Francis Scott Key wrote the words to The Star-Spangled Banner, originally titled The Defense of Fort McHenry, the morning of September 14, 1814, after the British attack on Fort McHenry, Maryland.
Fort McHenry
The Defense of Fort McHenry
Battle of Fort McHenry
Fort McHenry is located in Baltimore.
Fort McHenry was created in 1925.
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