ITS NAMED THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE BECAUSE IT’S BELIEVED THAT KEY WAS ABOUT 100 YARDS AWAY FROM IT. WHEN HE PENNED WHAT WOULD TODAY BECOME THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 1814.

The Star-Spangled Banner, one of the best-known national anthems in the world, has roots far more rowdy than patriotic, ...

This flag, which measured 30 feet by 42 feet, was the original Star-Spangled Banner that inspired the lines of Francis Scott Key’s renowned poem, later to become America’s national anthem.

ITS NAMED THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE BECAUSE IT’S BELIEVED THAT KEY WAS ABOUT 100 YARDS AWAY FROM IT. WHEN HE PENNED WHAT WOULD TODAY BECOME THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 1814.

ITS NAMED THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE BECAUSE IT’S BELIEVED THAT KEY WAS ABOUT 100 YARDS AWAY FROM IT. WHEN HE PENNED WHAT WOULD TODAY BECOME THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 1814.