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Francis Scott Key and the Fort McHenry Flag
![[Artist's conception of Francis Scott Key seeing that the American 'flag was still there' at Fort McHenry.]](/images/francis_scott_key_fort_mchenry_flag_small.jpg "Artist's conception of Francis Scott Key seeing that the American 'flag was still there' at Fort McHenry.")
Artist's conception of Francis Scott Key seeing that the American "flag was still there" after the bombardment of Fort McHenry, which inspired him to write what later became known as The Star-Spangled Banner. Illustration by Percy Moran.
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