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

Francis Scott Key

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 20, 2017

1. Francis Scott Key Marker

Inscription. Frederick's favorite son is celebrated throughout the US before every kickoff, face-off and first pitch. The author of the “Star Spangled Banner,” Francis Scott Key was born in Frederick County and launched his law career here in 1801. He would write the National Anthem in 1814, while being held aboard a British ship during the bombing of Fort McHenry. To sense Frederick's pride in this hometown hero just attend a Frederick Keys baseball game at Harry Grove Stadium or note the civic buildings and commercial businesses that bear his name.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Patriots & Patriotism • Sports • War of 1812.

Location. 39° 25.059′ N, 77° 24.636′ W. Marker is in Frederick, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is in Downtown. It is on North Market Street, on the left when traveling north. This marker is in front of the North Market Street Pop Shop. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 241 North 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 the North Atlantic Region,

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: Former Site of Tory Gaol (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Ransom of Frederick (about 600 feet away); In Memoriam (about 700 feet

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away); Enoch Louis Lowe (about 700 feet away); Ross House (about 800 feet away); The Ross Home (about 800 feet away); The First Stone Church of the Lutheran Faith in Western Maryland (about 800 feet away); William Tyler Page (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frederick.

Other markers no longer nearby. North Market Street (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named North Market Street (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 20, 2017

2. Francis Scott Key Marker

Francis Scott Key image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 20, 2017

3. Francis Scott Key

Close-up of image on marker

Frederick Keys Baseball image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 20, 2017

4. Frederick Keys Baseball

Close-up of photo on marker

The Francis Scott Key Hotel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 20, 2017

5. The Francis Scott Key Hotel

Close-up of postcard on marker

Mount Olivet Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 20, 2017

6. Mount Olivet Cemetery

The final resting place of Francis Scott Key and his family, Mount Olivet Cemetery was established in 1854. The cemetery was financed by the sales of stock at $25 per share, which then could be exchanged for a 12 person plot. More than 34,000 people, including soldiers North and South who fought in the battles of Antietam, Monocacy, Gettysburg and South Mountain, are interred here.Close-up of photo on marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 443 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 21, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.