Mount Olivet Cemetery/Francis Scott Key Monument

Name: Mount Olivet Cemetery/Francis Scott Key Monument
Address: 515 S Market St, Frederick, MD, 21701, US
Telephone: 301-662-1164

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Opened in 1854, this privately-owned "garden cemetery" boasts nearly 40,000 inhabitants including Francis Scott Key, Barbara Fritchie, Thomas Johnson, Jr. and war veterans ranging from Revolutionary to the Civil War, the World Wars to more recent conflicts. We proudly welcome tourists, history enthusiasts, genealogists and reverent recreationists.

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515 S Market St

Frederick, MD
21701

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Local Phone: 301-662-1164
Fax: 301-620-8809

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Described as Frederick's "Garden Cemetery"

Mount Olivet Cemetery, described as Frederick's "Garden Cemetery," was established in 1852 to meet the needs of the town where small church graveyards were rapidly reaching their capacity. Mount...

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Overgrown Olivet Cemetery

This tribute to Francis Scott Key was lovely and impressive. However, the general maintenance of the cemetery was lacking. Much of the cemetery was overgrown with weeds, which detracted from the...

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A wise history lesson

Full of the ordinary and extraordinary residents of Frederick county, the auto map of the cemetery will take one through periods of Maryland’s history. First governor thomas Johnson, fashion...