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.
The Washington lawyer who watched the bombardment of Fort McHenry from a British ship was Francis Scott Key. He was inspired by the sight of the American flag still waving after the battle, which led him to write the poem "The Defense of Fort McHenry." This poem later became the lyrics to the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."
The Star Spangled Banner
McHenry canal
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.
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.
The Defense of Fort McHenry
Fort McHenry
The Washington lawyer who watched the bombardment of Fort McHenry from a British ship was Francis Scott Key. He was inspired by the sight of the American flag still waving after the battle, which led him to write the poem "The Defense of Fort McHenry." This poem later became the lyrics to the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."
The Defense of Fort McHenry
Battle of Fort McHenry
Fort McHenry is located in Baltimore.
Fort McHenry was created in 1925.