The National Park Service, which The Post quotes later, says of the lyric ... named after him have grown. In 2017, the Francis Scott Key Monument in Baltimore was splashed with red paint ...

People view container ship as it rests against wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, as seen from Dundalk, Md. The ship rammed into the major bridge in Baltimore ...

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.