Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

On this spot

The Star Spangled Banner

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 8, 2013

1. On this spot Marker

Inscription. On this spot, where the inspiring strains of the Star Spangled Banner are heard each morning, formerly stood the home of Judge Joseph Hopper Nicholson, Brother-in-law of Francis Scott Key, to whom Key gave the original manuscript and who set the words to a popular tune of the time. Here the manuscript remained until the Nicholson house was torn down in 1845.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 38° 58.923′ N, 76° 29.112′ W. Marker is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is on Blake Road. Marker is located on the grounds of the United States Naval Academy, across Blake Road from the Academy Chapel just south of the Zimmerman Bandstand. A picture ID is required to enter the Academy grounds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Annapolis MD 21401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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: Joseph Nicholson Home Site and Bandstand (here, next to this marker); Zimmerman Bandstand (within shouting distance of this marker); One Hundredth Anniversary of the U.S. Naval Academy (within shouting distance of this marker); Commander William Lewis Herndon (within shouting distance of this marker);

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El Neptuno (within shouting distance of this marker); SS Central America Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Fashioned Anchors (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Joseph (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 8, 2013

2. On this spot Marker

On this spot Marker & the Zimmerman Bandstand image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 8, 2013

3. On this spot Marker & the Zimmerman Bandstand

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 19, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 694 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 19, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.