Francis Scott Key Memorial
Francis Scott Key Memorial is a park and memorial located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., at the intersection of 34th and M Streets, NW.Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
- Type: Park
- Description: park and memorial in Washington, D.C., United States
- Also known as: “Francis Scott Key Memorial Park” and “Francis Scott Key Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Key Bridge and Potomac Boat Club Building.
Key Bridge
Bridge
The Francis Scott Key Bridge, more commonly known as the Key Bridge, is a six-lane reinforced concrete arch bridge carrying U.S. Route 29 across the Potomac River between the Rosslyn neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia, and the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Completed in 1923, it is Washington's oldest surviving road bridge across the Potomac River.
Potomac Boat Club Building
Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Potomac Boat Club is a rowing club on the Potomac River in Washington, DC. It was established in 1869, originally as the Potomac Barge Club. The club provides a rowing hub for around 300 senior members, ranging in ability from recreational rowers to professional athletes.
Forrest-Marbury House
Building
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Forrest-Marbury House, located at 3350 M Street NW in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., and is not far from the Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Potomac River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Georgetown and Rosslyn.
Georgetown
Photo: Peterfitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle. It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.
Rosslyn
Suburb
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosslyn is a heavily urbanized unincorporated area in northeastern Arlington County, Virginia, United States. It is in Northern Virginia, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown and Foggy Bottom in Washington, D.C. Rosslyn encompasses the Arlington neighborhoods of North Rosslyn and Radnor/Ft.
Burleith
Neighborhood
Photo: Rudi Riet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burleith is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.’s Northwest quadrant. It is bordered by 35th Street NW to the east, Reservoir Road NW and the historic Georgetown district to the south, Whitehaven Park to the north, and Glover-Archbold Park to the west.
Francis Scott Key Memorial
- Categories: memorial and recreation area
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.90474° or 38° 54′ 17″ northLongitude
-77.06825° or 77° 4′ 6″ westElevation
69 feet (21 metres)Open location code
87C4WW3J+VMOpenStreetMap ID
way 235071651OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Francis Scott Key Memorial” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Francis Scott Key Memorial”
- French: “Francis Scott Key Memorial”
- German: “Francis Scott Key Memorial”
- Spanish: “Francis Scott Key Memorial”
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