O Say Can You See? - Frederick MD
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Don.Morfe
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On the evening, of September 13, 1814, British warships in Baltimore harbor threatened the sovereignty of the United States. They had already burned Washington, D.C. As they bombarded Fort McHenry, the fate of our new nation was uncertain.
Waymark Code: WM12R7R
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/06/2020
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O Say Can You See?- On the evening, of September 13, 1814, British warships in Baltimore harbor threatened the sovereignty of the United States. They had already burned Washington, D.C. As they bombarded Fort McHenry, the fate of our new nation was uncertain.
Francis Scott Key, an attorney and Frederick County's native son, saw the battle unfold from behind enemy lines. He had journeyed out to-the British fleet to negotiate the release of an American prisoner. Through the night and into the early morning the fight raged on.
The flag that Key saw at dawn was the largest American flag anyone had ever witnessed. The emotions that Key felt at seeing the flag, and knowing that our nation's independence was secure, prompted him to write The Star Spangled Banner.
Francis Scott Key lies beneath the monument in front of you, and within view of Catoctin Mountain which he loved from his youth. With him in the cemetery beyond are the graves of hundreds of veterans from the War of 1812. In his immortal song that later became our national anthem, Key celebrated American freedom and honored its defenders.
Location: The marker is located in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in the Francis Scott Key Plot.
Group that erected the marker: Key Monument Association
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
515 S Market Street (Cemetery Entrance)
Frederick , MD USA
21701
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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