Ocala in Marion County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Star Spangled Banner

Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022

1. Star Spangled Banner Marker

Inscription.
Star Spangled Banner
Sept. 14, 1814

Adopted as National Anthem in 1931
Written by Francis Scott Key seeing the flag flying over Fort McHenry
after bombardment, later set to music. Flag is on display in Smithsonian.

Oh say can you see
By the dawn’s early light
What so proudly we hail
At the twilight’s last gleaming
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
Thru the perilous fight
O’er the ramparts we watched
We’re so gallantry streaming
And the rockets red glare
The bombs bursting in air
Gave proof thru the night
That our flag was still there
Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free
And the home of the brave

Dedicated by: Marion County Aquaholics Paddlers Group

Erected by Dedicated by: Marion County Aquaholics Paddlers Group.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Forts and Castles • Patriots & Patriotism • War of 1812. A significant historical date for this entry is September 14, 1814.

Location. 29° 11.192′ N, 82° 6.092′ W. Memorial is in Ocala, Florida, in Marion County. It can be reached from

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East Fort King Street 0.1 miles south of East Silver Springs Boulevard. Marker located within the Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2601 E Fort King St, Ocala FL 34470, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Marion County, Florida (a few steps from this marker); United States Merchant Marine (a few steps from this marker); President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Navy Veteran (a few steps from this marker); Florida Armed Occupation Act (a few steps from this marker); National WWII Glider Pilots (a few steps from this marker); Navy Seabees of America (a few steps from this marker); Military Bands

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022

2. Star Spangled Banner Marker

(a few steps from this marker); Lewis & Clark Expedition (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ocala.

Also see . . . The Star-Spangled Banner, the story behind the song. (Submitted on May 26, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 183 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 26, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.