Francis Scott Key's original Star Spangled Banner was in Annapolis for a spell -- its first known trip outside of Baltimore. Now it's back home and on display.
"It's kept in an argon gas case for preservation. On Tuesday, when caretakers moved it from Baltimore to Annapolis - its first known trip out of the city - they put it in an armored truck followed by two state police cars and a half-dozen Baltimore police officers on motorcycles.
Key wrote the poem in September 1814 during the Battle of Baltimore at Fort McHenry, where it will return Wednesday after the trip to Annapolis for a reception for the General Assembly organized by the National Anthem Celebration Foundation. For three months starting Thursday, the public can view Key's original manuscript at the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine."
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