Editing Francis Scott Key (section)

==Monuments and memorials==
[[File:Key Monument Eutaw Place Baltimore MD1.jpg|thumb|[[Francis Scott Key Monument]] in [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]]]]
* [[Francis Scott Key Monument]] in Baltimore, Maryland; French sculptor [[Antonin Mercié]] was commissioned after $25,000 was given for the work. It was erected in the city in 1911.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hopkins |first=Johns |title=Francis Scott Key Monument |url=https://explore.baltimoreheritage.org/items/show/105 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Explore Baltimore Heritage |language=en |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221143517/https://explore.baltimoreheritage.org/items/show/105 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="key2">{{cite web |url=http://www.heritagepreservation.org/NEWS/Key.htm |title=Restored Key Monument Rededicated |accessdate=2011-04-26 |quote=Charles Marburg gave $25,000 to his brother Theodore to commission a monument to his favorite poet, Francis Scott Key. The French sculptor Marius Jean Antonin Mercie was the selected artist. At the time, Mercié was known for European sculptures and the Robert E. Lee (1890) equestrian bronze in Richmond, Virginia, and collaboration with General Lafayette (1891) in the District of Columbia. |publisher=[[Heritage Preservation]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927070838/http://www.heritagepreservation.org/NEWS/Key.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2011}}</ref>
* Two bridges were named in Key's honor:
** [[Key Bridge (Washington, D.C.)|The first]] is between the [[Rosslyn, Virginia|Rosslyn]] section of [[Arlington County, Virginia]], and [[Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)|Georgetown]] in Washington, D.C., where Key had lived. The home, which was dismantled in 1947 as part of construction of the [[U.S. Route 29 in the District of Columbia|Whitehurst Freeway]], was located on M Street NW, in the area between the Key Bridge and the intersection of M Street and Whitehurst Freeway, as is illustrated on a sign in nearby Francis Scott Key park.<ref>{{cite web
   |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=237624
   |title=Francis Scott Key Park
   |publisher=Historical Marker Database
   |date=February 23, 2006
   |access-date=February 6, 2008
   |archive-date=March 26, 2024
   |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326172649/https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=237624
   |url-status=live
   }}</ref><!-- it was torn down for the Whitehurst Freeway, which was built in 1949 -->
** [[Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)|The other bridge]] was part of the [[Interstate 695 (Maryland)|Baltimore Beltway]] crossing the outer harbor of Baltimore, and was located at the approximate point where the British anchored to shell Fort McHenry. It stood until March 26, 2024, when it was [[Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse|destroyed by a cargo ship]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mdta.maryland.gov/Toll_Facilities/FSK.html |title=Francis Scott Key Bridge (I-695) |publisher=Maryland Transportation Authority |access-date=September 10, 2019 |archive-date=March 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327022635/https://mdta.maryland.gov/Toll_Facilities/FSK.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-26 |title=Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses after ship struck it, sending vehicles into water |url=https://apnews.com/article/baltimore-bridge-collapse-53169b379820032f832de4016c655d1b |access-date=2024-03-26 |language=en |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326110240/https://apnews.com/article/baltimore-bridge-collapse-53169b379820032f832de4016c655d1b |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)|St. John's College, Annapolis]], from which Key graduated in 1796, has an [[auditorium]] named in his honor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sjc.edu/annapolis/events/concerts|title=Annapolis Concerts – Community Events – Music|publisher=St. John's College|access-date=November 30, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044852/https://www.sjc.edu/annapolis/events/concerts|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Francis Scott Key was inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 1970.<ref>{{cite web|title=Francis Scott Key|url=https://www.songhall.org/profile/Francis_Scott_Key|publisher=Songwriters Hall of Fame|access-date=October 6, 2017|archive-date=March 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303192410/https://www.songhall.org/profile/Francis_Scott_Key|url-status=live}}</ref>
* He is buried at [[Mount Olivet Cemetery (Frederick, Maryland)|Mount Olivet Cemetery]] in Frederick, the same resting place as that of [[Thomas Johnson (jurist)|Thomas Johnson]], the first governor of Maryland, and friend [[Barbara Fritchie]], who allegedly waved the American flag out of her home in defiance of [[Stonewall Jackson]]'s march through the city during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-40-key-memorial-20140813-story.html |title=Francis Scott Key legacy lives on in Frederick |date=August 14, 2014 |first=Pamela |last=Wood |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |access-date=October 30, 2018 |quote=Maryland's first governor, Thomas Johnson, is buried there, as is Barbara Fritchie |archive-date=October 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031005258/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-40-key-memorial-20140813-story.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://barbarafritchie.org/history/ |title=History |publisher=Barbara Fritchie House |access-date=October 30, 2018 |quote=She was a friend of Francis Scott Key |archive-date=September 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903124301/http://barbarafritchie.org/history/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gardener |first1=Karen |title=The Ballad of 'Barbara Frietchie:' Is her story truth, fiction or somewhere in between? |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/archive/the-ballad-of-barbara-frietchie-is-her-story-truth-fiction/article_f619a8e2-d41f-5ef2-8474-3f0e122d39c8.html |work=The Frederick News-Post |date=July 1, 2012 |access-date=June 15, 2018 |archive-date=October 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029131452/http://www.fredericknewspost.com/archive/the-ballad-of-barbara-frietchie-is-her-story-truth-fiction/article_f619a8e2-d41f-5ef2-8474-3f0e122d39c8.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Francis Scott Key Hall at the [[University of Maryland, College Park]] is named in his honor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dbknews.com/2015/12/13/the-name-byrd-stadium-is-no-more-but-other-umd-buildings-have-discriminatory-namesakes-too-2/|title=The name Byrd Stadium is no more, but other UMD buildings have discriminatory namesakes, too|work=The Diamondback|access-date=November 3, 2017}}</ref> The [[George Washington University]] also has a residence hall in Key's honor at the corner of 20th and F Streets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://living.gwu.edu/francis-scott-key-fsk-hall|title=Francis Scott Key (FSK) Hall {{!}} GW Housing {{!}} Division of Student Affairs|publisher=The George Washington University|access-date=June 11, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142133/https://living.gwu.edu/francis-scott-key-fsk-hall|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Francis Scott Key High School]] in rural [[Carroll County, Maryland]].
* [[Key Middle School (Texas)|Francis Scott Key Middle School]] in Houston, Texas
* [[Silver Spring, Maryland#Middle schools|Francis Scott Key Middle School]] in [[Silver Spring, Maryland]]
* Francis Scott Key Elementary School (several, including California,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.francisscottkeyschool.org/home |title=Francis Scott Key Elementary School, San Francisco, CA |access-date=July 20, 2009 |archive-date=April 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426024023/http://francisscottkeyschool.org/home |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Prince George's County Public Schools|Maryland]], [[Francis Scott Key Elementary School (Arlington, Virginia)|Virginia]], [[The Palisades, Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C.]]); [[Francis Scott Key School]] in [[Philadelphia]].
* [[Francis Scott Key Mall]] in Frederick, [[Frederick County, Maryland]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shopfskmall.com/|title=Francis Scott Key Mall |access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref>
* The [[Frederick Keys]] minor league baseball team&nbsp;– a [[Baltimore Orioles|Baltimore]] affiliate&nbsp;– is named after Key.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1DaQ8oNXuE0C&pg=PA75 |title=The Ultimate Minor League Baseball Road Trip: A Fan's Guide to AAA, AA, A, and Independent League Stadiums |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9781599216270 }}</ref>
* The [[World War II]] [[Liberty ship]] {{SS|Francis Scott Key}} was named in his honor.
* The US Navy named a submarine in his honor, the {{USS|Francis Scott Key|SSBN-657}}.
* A [[Statue of Francis Scott Key (San Francisco)|monument to Francis Scott Key]] was commissioned by San Francisco businessman [[James Lick]], who donated some $60,000 for a sculpture of Key to be raised in [[Golden Gate Park]].<ref name="key">{{cite web
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1897/03/14/archives/francis-scott-key.html
|title=Francis Scott Key
|date=March 14, 1897
|work=[[The New York Times]]
|quote=Francis Scott Key, the author of "The Star-Spangled Banner," is to have a monument erected to his memory by the citizens of Baltimore, Md., the city in which he died. The monument will be in the form of a bronze statue of heroic size, with a suitable pedestal&nbsp;– the work of Alexander Doyle, a sculptor of this city. ... There is a monument to Key in Golden Gate Park. It was executed by William W. Story ...
|access-date=February 17, 2008
|archive-date=April 5, 2018
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405030052/https://www.nytimes.com/1897/03/14/archives/francis-scott-key.html
|url-status=live
}}</ref> The nation's first memorial to Francis Scott Key, the [[travertine]] monument was executed by sculptor [[William W. Story]] in Rome in 1885–87.<ref name="key" /><ref>{{cite web
   |url=http://www.noehill.com/sf/landmarks/sf096.asp
   |title=San Francisco Landmark 96: Francis Scott Key Monument, Golden Gate Park
   |publisher=Noehill in San Francisco
   |access-date=February 17, 2008
   |archive-date=February 20, 2008
   |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220060922/http://www.noehill.com/sf/landmarks/sf096.asp
   |url-status=live
   }}</ref> The city of San Francisco allocated some {{US$|140,000|link=yes}} to renovate the Key monument, and repairs had been recently finished on the monument as of April 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.opensfhistory.org/osfhcrucible/2020/04/19/the-wandering-key-a-closer-look/ |title=The Wandering Key: A Closer Look |date=April 19, 2020 |website=OpenSFHistory |publisher=Western Neighborhoods Project |first=Arnold |last=Woods |access-date=February 24, 2025 |quote=recently received a $140,000 renovation}}</ref> The statue was toppled by protesters on [[Juneteenth|June 19, 2020]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/editorspicks/article/Protest-updates-Friday-Juneteenth-events-Bay-Area-15352164.php |title=Protest updates: Protesters tear down 2 statues in Golden Gate Park |date=June 20, 2020 |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620092803/https://www.sfgate.com/news/editorspicks/article/Protest-updates-Friday-Juneteenth-events-Bay-Area-15352164.php |url-status=live }}</ref> It has been replaced by 350 black steel sculptures—each {{convert|4|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} high—that honor the [[First Africans in Virginia|first 350 Africans kidnapped and forced onto a slave ship headed across the Atlantic from Angola to Virginia in 1619]]. The sculptor is [[Dana King]].<ref name="Key statue">{{cite news |last=Goldberg |first=Barbara |date=June 11, 2021 |title='Reckoning' with slavery: toppled Francis Scott Key statue replaced by African figures |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/reckoning-with-slavery-toppled-francis-scott-key-statue-replaced-by-african-2021-06-11/ |work=[[Reuters]] |archive-date=September 12, 2022 |access-date=June 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912152441/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/reckoning-with-slavery-toppled-francis-scott-key-statue-replaced-by-african-2021-06-11/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Francis Scott Key Monument San Francisco December 2016 panorama.jpg|center|thumb|[[Statue of Francis Scott Key (San Francisco)|Francis Scott Key Monument]] as it stood in [[Golden Gate Park]], San Francisco, until it was toppled in June 2020. The empty plinth is now surrounded by 350 black steel sculptures that honor [[First Africans in Virginia|the 350 Africans kidnapped from Angola into Virginia]] and transported across the [[Atlantic slave trade|Atlantic on slave ships]].<ref name="Key statue" />]]