Francis Scott Key Monument - Wikipedia
WEBThe Francis Scott Key Monument is an outdoor sculpture of Francis Scott Key, the author of the text of the American national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner", in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Orpheus with the Awkward Foot - Wikipedia
WEBOrpheus with the Awkward Foot (also simply known as Orpheus or the Francis Scott Key Monument) is a monumental statue located at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The monument, designed by sculptor Charles Henry Niehaus, was commissioned by the United States Commission of Fine Arts to commemorate the 100th anniversary of …
Statue of Francis Scott Key (San Francisco) - Wikipedia
WEBA memorial statue of Francis Scott Key stood in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, in the U.S. state of California, from 1888 until 2020. Original monument. The monument to Francis Scott Key was commissioned by San Francisco businessman James Lick, who donated some $60,000 for a sculpture of Key to be …
Francis Scott Key Monument - Explore Baltimore Heritage
WEBFrancis Scott Key was a Maryland lawyer and slaveholder who was on board the British vessel HMS Tonnant during the evening of September 13 and morning September 14, 1814, as part of a delegation to try to negotiate the release of prisoners.
Francis Scott Key - Fort McHenry National Monument and …
WEBFrancis Scott Key stood aboard the deck of an American truce ship on September 14, 1814 and watched the raising of Fort McHenry’s large garrison flag over the ramparts. He had witnessed Britain’s twenty-five hour bombardment of the Fort, and for Key, the raising of the American flag was a triumphant symbol of bravery and perseverance.
Francis Scott Key Monument in Mt. Olivet Cemetery - Frederick
WEBInside the entrance to Mt. Olivet Cemetery is the Francis Scott Key monument. The author of “The Star-Spangled Banner” in 1814 which became our national anthem in 1931, Key was born in 1779 in Frederick County.
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY - Mount Olivet Cemetery
WEBThe final resting place of Francis Scott Key, the man who penned "The Star-Spangled Banner," is located within walking distance of historic Downtown Frederick in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Just within the front gates, stands an impressive monument dedicated on August 9th, 1898 to pay lasting tribute to the Frederick native who authored our national ...
Francis Scott Key (1779-1843) - Find a Grave Memorial
WEBThe Key Monument Association erected a memorial in 1898 and the remains of both Francis Scott Key and his wife were placed in a crypt in the base of the monument. There are cenotaphs at Fort McHenry, on Eutaw Street in Baltimore and at the Presidio in San Francisco, California.
Category : Francis Scott Key Monument (San Francisco)
WEBMonuments and memorials in Golden Gate Park.
Francis Scott Key, the Reluctant Patriot | Smithsonian
WEBInstead, it turned out to be the prelude to one of the most celebrated expressions of patriotic fervor in the young country’s history: Francis Scott Key’s composition of “The Star-Spangled...
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