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FRANCIS SCOTT KEY

Mount Olivet Cemetery
Frederick County,
Maryland

FRANCIS SCOTT KEY IS KNOWN FOR WRITING THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER
WHICH IN 1931 BECAME BY CONGRESSIONAL ENACTMENT THE OFFICIAL
UNITED STATES NATIONAL ANTHEM. KEY IS BURIED ALONG WITH HIS
WIFE IN THE BASE OF THE MONUMENT.
THE KEY MONUMENT IS MAINTAINED BY THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY MEMORIAL ASSOICIATION
BORN-AUG.1-1779
DIED-JAN.11-1843

Contributed on 10/26/11 by FREDSAYS
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Submitted: 10/26/11 • Approved: 10/27/11 • Last Updated: 11/3/12 • R3753-G0

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