Mount Olivet Cemetery/Francis Scott Key Monument

Mount Olivet Cemetery-Anthem and Author Reunited Photo
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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Location
515 S Market St
Frederick, MD
21701
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  • Family-Friendly
  • Free Parking
  • Group Tour Rates Offered
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  • Maximum Group Participants
    60
  • On-site Motorcoach Parking
  • Pet-Friendly
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Rated 3 by Lou P

July 25, 2024

Lou P

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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Rated 4 by J8896YQlauries

May 14, 2024

J8896YQlauries

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...

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Rated 5 by Roy C

March 18, 2024

Roy C

Worth a Visit

Privately owned, this large cemetery barely inside Frederick, Maryland, includes the graves of Francis Scott Key, the author of the "Star Spangled Banner;" Maryland's first governor, Thomas Johnson...

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