Historic Structure Report; Administrative, Historical and Architectural Data Sections, Seawall: Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Maryland (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Excerpt from Historic Structure Report; Administrative, Historical and Architectural Data Sections, Seawall: Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Maryland

Lawyer Francis Scott Key, onboard an American vessel in Chesapeake Bay arranging for a prisoner's release, observed the bombardment. Upon seeing the American flag still waving over the fort after the attack, Key was moved to write a poem, The Star Spangled Banner. Key's words.

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