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Marker is in Gonzales, Louisiana, in Ascension Parish. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music ģ0° 13.691′ N, 90° 54.807′ W.

Francis Scott Key was so moved when he looked out to see that the American flag was still standing over the fort that he wrote the words to the “Star Spangled Banner.' Key actually set the lyrics to the tune of an English drinking song, 'To Anacreon in Heaven.' Key's song became very popular throughout the country, and Congress officially adopted it as the national anthem in 1931. After suffering continuous bombardment on the night of September 13 and the early morning hours of September 14, the fort did not fall into British hands. Key was detained by the British during their bombing of Fort McHenry, one of the forts protecting Baltimore. In September 1814, an American lawyer named Francis Scott Key was sent to secure the release of his friend from the British fleet in Chesapeake Bay. 'AND THE ROCKETS' RED GLARE, THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR, GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE.'-“Star Spangled Banner' By Francis Scott Key This historical marker is in Gonzales in Ascension Parish Louisiana “Star Spangled Banner' By Francis Scott Key 'AND THE ROCKETS' RED GLARE, THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR, GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE.'.

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