The Star-Spangled Banner and Its Heirs: The Flags of the Revolutionary Village
On September 14, 1814, as dawn broke over Baltimore’s Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key looked across the harbor and saw an American flag still flying after a night of bombardment by British forces. Inspired by the sight, Key wrote the poem “Defence of Fort M’Henry,” which would eventually become “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the national anthem […]
