Francis Scott Key Tomb
- Address: Star-Spangled Plaza
- Vicinity: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1881/08/00 | Alexander Doyle (sculptor) | Memorial Designer | New York City studio of Alexander Doyle is commissioned to create a memorial to Francis Scott Key. | |||
| 1895/00/00 | Pompeo Coppini | Sculptor | Pompeo Coppini sculpts the figures for the Key Monument, creating the 9?ft statue of Frances Key, an allegorical Columbia with two boys symbolizing war and music, and casting all four stanzas of Key's song on a bronze tablet set at the rear. | |||
| 1898/08/00 | Francis Scott Key | In Memoriam | The mortal remains of Francis Scott Key are relocated from the Key family plot to a dedicated crypt in Mount Olivet Cemetery. | |||
| 1898/08/00 | Mary Lloyd Key | In Memoriam | The remains of Mary Lloyd Key are borne from the old family plot and placed within the crypt at Mount Olivet Cemetery, that she might rest in honored nearness to her husband, Francis Scott Key. | |||
| 1898/08/09 | Julia McHenry Howard, granddaughter of Mary and Francis Scott Key, unveils the Francis Scott Key Memorial Monument. | |||||
| 1900/00/00 | John Ross Key | In Memoriam | John Ross Key is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Frederick, Maryland. |
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