Francis Scott Key
In Memory of
Francis Scott Key
Born at "Terra Rubra", Near Frederick, Maryland
August 1, 1779
Died in Baltimore, Maryland
January 11, 1843
He wrote
"The Star Spangled Banner"
while being detained by the British admiral under a flag of truce during the bombardment of Fort McHenry Baltimore, Maryland, by the British fleet on September 13 and the early morning of September 14, 1814.
"Tis the Star-Spangled Banner, o long may it wave
over the land of the free & the home of the brave."
Marker is on Old Airport Road (North Carolina Route 1547) east of Henderson Road (U.S. 25), on the left when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
