Field Pointe in Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

“Frederick's Other City”

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2017

1. “Frederick's Other City” Marker

Inscription. When Frederick Town was laid out in 1745, founder Daniel Dulany provided lots to different faith denominations to build churches. These would serve as centers of religious, educational and social life for the new settlers in Maryland's colonial backcountry. Many of these same lots would also serve as the town's first burying grounds. Over the next 100 years, congregations grew in step with the town, necessitating church expansion and additional room for burials. Representatives from Frederick's leading churches came together and called for a new, community-owned, non-denominational, cemetery. This would be located on a large rolling parcel south of town, adjacent the Georgetown Turnpike.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Mount Olivet would collect additional inhabitants as bodies were steadily, re-interred from existing church cemeteries into the dignified and tranquil setting of “Frederick's Other City.”

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1745.

Location. 39° 24.386′ N, 77° 24.759′ W. Marker is in Frederick, Maryland,

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in Frederick County. It is in Field Pointe. It can be reached from South Market Street. At Mount Olivet Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 515 South Market Street, Frederick MD 21701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Maryland's “Cemetery Beautiful” (here, next to this marker); Francis Scott Key (a few steps from this marker); O Say Can You See? (a few steps from this marker); Home of the Brave (within shouting distance of this marker); Final Resting Place (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Francis Scott Key (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Francis Scott Key (within shouting

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2017

2. “Frederick's Other City” Marker

distance of this marker); a different marker also named Francis Scott Key (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frederick.

“Frederick's Other City” image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2017

3. “Frederick's Other City”

Aerial view of cemetery (c. 1949). Today, there are in excess of 38,000 inhabitants, a number that rivals the population of the state capital of Annapolis. Since its inception, Mount Olivet has grown from 32 acres to over 150 acres and it served by eight miles of roadways.Close-up of photo on marker

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2017

4. Receipt

Early receipt of William J. Ross, first president of the Mount Olivet Cemetery Company. Close-up of photo on marker

The Cemetery, 1854 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2017

5. The Cemetery, 1854

Illustrated scene of cemetery from “View of Frederick, Maryland” [Baltimore: E. Sachse & Co.], 1854Close-up of photo on marker

First Interment: Mrs. Ann Crawford image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2017

6. First Interment: Mrs. Ann Crawford

Ann Crawford (c. 1793 - 1854) has the distinction of being Mount Olivet's first interment, which took place on May 30, 1854 in Area A, one week after the official dedication of the cemetery.

Barbara Fritchie image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2017

7. Barbara Fritchie

Barbara Fritchie (1766-1862) defiantly responded “Shoot if you must this old gray head, but spare your country's flag” as the Civil War Unionist & heroine of John Greenleaf Whittier's famed poem.Close-up of image on marker

Claire McCardell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2017

8. Claire McCardell

Claire McCardell (1905 - 1958) was a renowned fashion designer and creator of the “American Look” paving the way for women's aparel changes that would revolutionize the clothing industry.Close-up of image on marker

Charlotte Winters image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2017

9. Charlotte Winters

Charlotte Winters (1897 - 2007) was founder of the National Yeoman Association and, at age 109, the last surviving female American veteran of World War I.close-up of photo on marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 506 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 8, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 7, 8, 9. submitted on June 9, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.