Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Maryland

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Mount Olivet Cemetery in Frederick, Maryland is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of Francis Scott Key, author of the U.S. national anthem.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cemetery
historic cemetery
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle rural cemetery movement
commemorates Francis Scott Key
veterans of American wars
country United States of America
surface form: United States
foundedBy citizens of Frederick, Maryland
hasArea approximately 80 acres
hasCoordinateLocation 39.404°N 77.410°W
hasEducationalProgram history tours
hasGuidedTours yes
hasHeritageStatus local historic site
hasLandscapeFeature family plots
monumental statuary
tree-lined avenues
hasMonument Francis Scott Key Monument in Baltimore
surface form: Francis Scott Key Monument
hasParkingFacility yes
hasPart Confederate Row burial section
Francis Scott Key gravesite
columbarium
historic chapel
mausoleums
memorial gardens
office building
veterans’ burial sections
hasTheme commemoration of notable Marylanders
hasUse burial ground
memorial park
hasWebsite https://www.mountolivetcemeteryinc.com/
heritageDesignation historic cemetery
inception 1852
isAccessibleBy car
locatedIn Frederick, Maryland
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Frederick County, Maryland
Maryland
locatedOnStreet South Market Street
nearbyCity Frederick
notableBurial Barbara Frietchie
surface form: Barbara Fritchie

Francis Scott Key
Joseph Wechsler
Roger Brooke Taney
Thomas Johnson Jr.
openToPublic yes
ownedBy Mount Olivet Cemetery Company
significantEvent erection of Francis Scott Key Monument
reinterment of Francis Scott Key

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Francis Scott Key buriedAt Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Maryland