The River Town

Historical marker location:

14 South Main Street, Port Deposit, Maryland

( Marker is on South Main Street (Route 222) just south of Jacob Tome Memorial Highway (Maryland Route 276), on the right when traveling north. Reported unreadable.)

Historic Port Deposit.

Maryland was the birthplace of the national anthem: The national anthem of the United States, "The Star-Spangled Banner," was written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812. Key witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor and was inspired by the American flag still flying over the fort at dawn.