Francis Scott Key Monument, Bronze monument in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States
The memorial features a seated figure of Francis Scott Key with travertine base, topped by Columbia statue and four eagles at its corners.
Businessman James Lick commissioned sculptor William Wetmore Story to create this monument in Rome between 1885 and 1887 for 60,000 dollars.
The monument displays text from The Star-Spangled Banner, written by Key after witnessing the American flag at Fort McHenry in 1814.
The monument underwent a 140,000 dollar renovation to maintain its structural integrity before its removal during the 2020 social justice protests.
After the monument removal in 2020, the site received 350 sculptures representing Africans taken to Virginia in 1619 as part of Monumental Reckoning.
Location: San Francisco
Creator: William Wetmore Story
GPS coordinates: 37.77104,-122.46696
Latest update: May 16, 2025 20:13
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